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aurbo(at)ak.net
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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:59 am Post subject: 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

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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires

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

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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: 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



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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Gear legs was Tires Tires Tires

Dan, 

Oops, I forgot, I wont have 5 inch wheels and tires.  

Mike



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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: 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

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Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: 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

 [url=http://www.cordovaalaska.com ]www.cordovaalaska.com [/url] or  www.yakutat.net .  

  

  

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