---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 04/25/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:26 AM - Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? (johngoodman) 2. 08:34 AM - Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? (Mike Whisky) 3. 09:16 AM - Re: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? (Pascal) 4. 11:09 AM - Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? (rv10flyer) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:26:22 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? From: "johngoodman" Actually, I don't think the wheels are ugly. I guess it's just my background. I learned to fly in the Navy and on every airplane I ever flew, you could see the tires. Now that I'm long retired from the Navy and Northwest Airlines, I have finally seen airplanes with pants. I just plain don't like the looks of them. The RV-10 looks like it has watermelons where the tires should be. I understand the drag thing, but it was pretty obvious that you are only loosing a couple of knots per wheel. I cleaned up the wheels as much as I could and added hubcaps to the mains - painted to look like the wheel of an AF-18. I actually experimented with a small airfoil directly behind the tire but never had the guts to test them. I was concerned about vibration and harmonics. I'm happy with the results. Besides, think of all the money I saved by not having painted watermelons...(g) John -------- #40572 Phase One complete and flying. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=399344#399344 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/inflight_177.jpg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:20 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? From: "Mike Whisky" I just love this forum thanks to all who answered my question and I will start as per plans and see how things develop from there. Mike -------- RV-10 builder (final assembly) #511 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=399361#399361 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:16:06 AM PST US From: "Pascal" Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? just make sure the gap around the wheelpants and wheels are wide enough, lower psi than you initially put in will cause the tire sides to bulge and rub against the wheel pants, especially on landings. 1"gap all around is a good start. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Whisky Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 8:33 AM Subject: RV10-List: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? I just love this forum thanks to all who answered my question and I will start as per plans and see how things develop from there. Mike -------- RV-10 builder (final assembly) #511 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=399361#399361 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:09:33 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: What's the nose and main wheels required tire pressure? From: "rv10flyer" I left 3/4" all the way around. I have had 42 plus or minus 5 psi in the mains with many full load/firm landings and no evidence of rubbing the red paint as of last week. -------- Wayne G. SB 12/01/2009-12/01/2011 TT= 103 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=399374#399374 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.