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1. 05:10 AM - Re: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing (Larry Helming)
2. 09:27 AM - Re: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing (Rob Prior)
3. 01:24 PM - Re: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing (rafael)
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| Subject: | Re: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing |
No I haven't and I don't know of anyone. Sounds like you were lucky not to
have lost control. I suggest you check tire pressure during each flight's
preflight inspection. I know my tires lose pressure with time and flying
time and landings. You might consider the new tubes that cost more but
don't lose pressure. Also, maybe more space between the tire and wheel
faring should be considered. Contact Vans for more info.
Indiana Larry
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Jeff Hove <flying@jeffhove.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone with a 7A (or other RV) experienced a flat main tire during
> takeoff or landing? Were you able to keep it on the runway? Did the
> wheel-pant survive?
>
> I had a left main inner-tube fail during the taxi to the runway last week
> and even at a slow taxi it was hard to keep it straight as the tire
> deflated. Had the tube let go a minute later I'd have been on the take-off
> roll. The tire was fine and the tube was only 2 years old and looked ok
> except for a quarter-sized area where the rubber had become cracked and
> leaky. Apparently a manufacturing defect as there were no rough spots or
> FOD in the tire to cause this.
>
> The way the tire bunched up inside the wheel-pant made me wonder if the
> wheel would continue turning and if even full opposite rudder and brake
> would be enough to keep the plane rolling straight had this happened at a
> higher speed.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Hove
>
> Flying my father's RV-A, N347RV.
>
>
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In God I Trust.
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| Subject: | Re: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing |
On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:04:31 -0500 Jeff Hove <flying@jeffhove.com> wrote
> The tire was fine and the tube was only 2 years old and
> looked ok except for a quarter-sized area where the rubber had become
> cracked and leaky. Apparently a manufacturing defect as there were no
> rough spots or FOD in the tire to cause this.
An RV-9A owner at our field had a flat tire on a relatively new tube as well.
He found it while it was parked, so it never became a rolling incident.
When we disassembled it to find the leak, we found that the area where the leak
in the tube occurred was immediately opposite the place in the inside of the
tire where an "Inspected OK" sticker had been placed... The owner remembered seeing
the sticker when he assembled the wheel, but there wasn't much left of it
after the tube failed, just a hard lump.
I think it's highly likely that either some combination of the adhesive and label
material formed a hard substance when subjected to the repeated heating/cooling
cycles that the tires see, or maybe the label disintegrated, and the remaining
adhesive just collected all of the random grit in the tire into one place.
So when assembling your wheels, it might be a good idea to check very carefully
for inspection stickers inside the tire, and make an effort to remove them and
any adhesive residue before putting it all together.
> Flying my father's RV-A, N347RV.
Must be nice. :)
-Rob
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Rob Prior
rv7 at b4 dot ca
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| Subject: | Flat main tire on takeoff or landing |
Last December, I had the right main go out on me on landing on my rv-8A.
Control was not a problem, as I was able to keep the plane going down the
runway. The only problem was that it was impossible to taxi or move the
plane once it came to a stop.
I found out the hard way the phenomena of splenation [sp], where the tube
rubs against the tire and digs a hole in the tube. After that, I use plenty
of talcum and keep my tires inflated at 40 psi. The problem has not
returned.
Cheers,
Rafael
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[mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Hove
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:05 PM
Subject: RV7-List: Flat main tire on takeoff or landing
Has anyone with a 7A (or other RV) experienced a flat main tire during
takeoff or landing? Were you able to keep it on the runway? Did the
wheel-pant survive?
I had a left main inner-tube fail during the taxi to the runway last
week and even at a slow taxi it was hard to keep it straight as the tire
deflated. Had the tube let go a minute later I'd have been on the
take-off roll. The tire was fine and the tube was only 2 years old and
looked ok except for a quarter-sized area where the rubber had become
cracked and leaky. Apparently a manufacturing defect as there were no
rough spots or FOD in the tire to cause this.
The way the tire bunched up inside the wheel-pant made me wonder if the
wheel would continue turning and if even full opposite rudder and brake
would be enough to keep the plane rolling straight had this happened at
a higher speed.
Thanks,
Jeff Hove
Flying my father's RV-A, N347RV.
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