REFLECTOR: Nose Wheel question

[Michael Watson via Reflector]

Thomas,

Retract the nose gear and close the door. Mark the area where the bottom of
the tire touche the gear door.
Cut out the fiberglass and foam in that area and re glass the area with two
layers of bid, That should give
you an extra 1/4 to 3/8 clearance.  ---------\________/-------------.
Side view of gear door.

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It's not possible to use the 5.00X5 tire on the std RG. nose gear.



On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Thomas Mann <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:

>  Dos anyone, flying a Standard/RG, have the Condor 5,00 x 5 as a nose
> tire?
> I currently use the slick tire which is roughly 10 inches in diameter.
> With the gear retracted it measures .8” from the tire to the *outside* of
> the  gear door. So very little clearance between the tire and the inside
> face of the door.
>
> Given that, a Condor 5.00 x 5 would not retract far enough to allow the
> doors to close without some kind of mod to allow the nose gear to retract
> another 2 inches into the nose.
>
> So from what I see on my plane, any thought of upgrading to that tire/tube
> arrangement is not feasible, true?
>
> T Mann
>
>
> Sent from Windows Mail
>
> *From:* Thomas Mann <tmann at n200lz.com>
> *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎November‎ ‎28‎, ‎2014 ‎4‎:‎32‎ ‎PM
> *To:* Velocity Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
>
> I’ve heard that many folks are switching to the Michelin nose tire & tube.
> I notice that on my Standard/RG the plans slick tire seems to just clear
> the gear doors.
>
> So is the Michelin tire not an option for the STD/RG model or is there
> some other mod associated with the conversion?
>
> I did switch to the Matco wheel for the front gear.
>
> T Mann
> Velocity STD/RG N961TM
>
> Sent from Windows Mail
>
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