I have used square and round both wear on the outside. I turn them around an
d can live with it as I operate from grass so it=99s only when I visit
another hard runway that they wear.
Kevin Challis
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> On 20 Dec 2017, at 20:25, William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wr
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> HJ460 tracks straight and I can find no fault with her ground manners. Sh
e is an XS tri.
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> I have significant wear on the outside of the tires after 35 flight hours h
owever I am hoping that this is due to the significant amount of taxi-ing pr
ior to flight testing and possibly that the bearings are stiff (require wear
ing in). I plan to turn them round and grease them this weekend.
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> Now to my question. I notice that the 5.00x5 tires in my local aviation s
hop have a square profile whereas the tires supplied with the Europa have a r
ounded profile. Can I use the square profile or will it cause weird ground b
ehavior?
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> What are the "best" tires for the Europe in terms of wear and profile? (l
eaving side cost as a consideration)
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> Many thanks
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> Will
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> William Daniell
> LONGPORT
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