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| Subject: | Re: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires |
Dan,
Many thanks for the vote of confidence ( I think) but you won't see the 9 in any
of those video's. On the other hand you will see the 9 at :
Serpentine Hot Springs www.nps.gov/archive/bela/html/serpent.htm or
www.cordovaalaska.com or www.yakutat.net .
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Checkoway
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: RV7-List: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires
Mike,
All the power to you for doing it your way! But...now of course I do expect
to see you & your -9 in one of the sequences in Big Rocks & Long Props, Volume
3. 8^)
http://www.bigrockslongprops.com
http://bentpropproductions.com
(if anybody hasn't seen Vol 1, check it out, it's wild! I'm getting Vol 2 soon...)
)_( Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Ice
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: RV7-List: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires
Dan,
Of course not. Or probably not, I just assumed no, I have not checked into
it. Once you take this path you initiate the cascade effect where one change causes
many changes. Mission profiles dictate changes and where I intend to operate
this aircraft, larger tires and possibly skiis will benifit from the longer
axle. Many of the airports in Alaska are gravel and I use that term loosely,
rocks over 2" in diameter shouldn't be called gravel, or the surface of the
runway is very soft and the additional flotation of the larger tire size will
be safer for operations.
I agree with any statements that this will cause additional drag and expense
and time. I also agree the RV-9 is not meant to be a "Bush" plane but I think
it may prove to be very good in this environment.
Respectfully,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Checkoway <dan@rvproject.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 6:48 am
Subject: Re: RV7-List: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
> And then the question would be...
>
> With longer axles, would Van's standard wheel pants fit when you
> take your 6s off and you're using your 5s?
>
> )_( Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael T. Ice
> To: rv7-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:58 AM
> Subject: RV7-List: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires
>
>
> Bevan, Larry,
>
> Mr. Harmon Lange makes the gear legs for Van's. If you call him
> and explain to him what you want to do he can make the gear legs
> for you with the axle 1 " longer. Also Robbie Grove at Grove
> Aircraft has a great wheel and brake package for the 6" wheels
> with the 1.25" diameter axles.
>
> Harmon Lange telephone 503-397-1478
> Grove Aircraft 619-562-1268
>
> I don't know where you can get a larger nose wheel fork. I am
> looking for a larger tail wheel fork so that I can use a pneumatic
> wheel and tire combination along the lines of a "Scott" tail
> wheel.
>
> Mike
> RV-9 Electrical and then Finish Kit
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: B Tomm
> To: rv7-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:06 PM
> Subject: RE: RV7-List: TiresTiresTires
>
>
> I would like info on the larger axle length. For us Nose
> draggers, is anyone aware of a supplier or interested in producing
> a larger nose wheel fork?
>
> Bevan
> RV7A finish kit
>
>
>
>
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> From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-
> list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael Ice
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:45 AM
> To: rv7-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: RV7-List: TiresTiresTires
>
>
> Larry,
>
> The stock Van's axle is too short for 6" wheels and tires. A
> larger axle length can be special ordered. I don't have the gents
> name with me here at work but if your interested let me know and I
> will post the info later. I have a set of gear legs ordered so
> that I can run the 6" wheels with larger tires. Of course this
> opens up all sorts of other concerns, increased drag, increased
> weight, wheel pants won't fit etc. But with the increased diameter
> and width of the larger tires increasing the non-standard airport
> safety I believe it is a good trade off. I had the same concerns
> as you with non-standard airports, in Alaska there are a lot of them.
>
> Mike Ice
>
> RV-9
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry L. Tompkins, P.E." <tompkinsl@integra.net>
> Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:36 am
> Subject: Re: RV7-List: TiresTiresTires
> To: rv7-list@matronics.com
>
> > How well does the small tire size work on backcountry
> strips? I
> > enjoy going to Idaho in my Cherokee 180, but hope to put the
> > shorter field capability of the -7 to use to get to some of
> the
> > strips I have been bypassing.
> >
> > I am concerned that the small tires won't handle rougher
> strips
> > very well. Are the wheel pants easy to get off? Could one
> remove
> > the wheel pants and put on a spare mounted set of 6" tires
> for
> > those backcountry occasions?
> >
> > Larry Tompkins
> >
> > Installing antennas and wiring in wings, fuselage next.
> >
> > TomkinsL@integra.net
>
>
>
>
>
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