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| Subject: | Re: smooth tires |
Wet runways not a factor here in Pahrump, -maybe four inches rain per yea
r. -I do land on asphalt at the home field, but also on dry lakes and san
d.
Regarding traction though, I am not sure it is a good thing. -The consens
us seems to be that it is more difficult landing a KF on a hard surface tha
n on grass or gravel. -If I touch down a little cockeyed and those tires
grab hold of the runway, then the back end wants to come around hard for an
other ground loop. -If I do the same on gravel or grass, the mains may sl
ip sideways a little, giving me a bit of time to get it straight. -
Comments?
JimKF2/582
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| Subject: | Re: smooth tires |
Jim,
My understanding is similar to your comments. Traction is not
necessarily a good thing with a tail wheel airplane on landing. But,
since the Kitfox has had smooth tires from day one with lots of stories
of ground loops, I doubt that the smooth tires help much in that regard
on pavement. Sort of like the low pressure slicks on a dragster.
Another thought on traction - not a good thing with heavy braking either
as it is not too difficult to nose over. I have lifted the tail a time
or two with the brakes. Then again, it is probably better to have the
brakes being the weak spot and slipping rather than the wheels slipping
against the pavement when braking.
Lowell
From: rez
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:37 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: smooth tires
Wet runways not a factor here in Pahrump, maybe four inches rain
per year. I do land on asphalt at the home field, but also on dry lakes
and sand.
Regarding traction though, I am not sure it is a good thing. The
consensus seems to be that it is more difficult landing a KF on a hard
surface than on grass or gravel. If I touch down a little cockeyed and
those tires grab hold of the runway, then the back end wants to come
around hard for another ground loop. If I do the same on gravel or
grass, the mains may slip sideways a little, giving me a bit of time to
get it straight.
Comments?
Jim
KF2/582
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