X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:55:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2492194 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:51:49 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c3b.23172ba9 (39952) for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:51:04 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:51:04 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Lancair 320 tire pressures??? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1195249864" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1195249864 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/16/2007 3:15:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, mattreeves@yahoo.com writes: What has worked best for the mains and the nose on tires pressures for the Lancair 320 with shocks? Matt, If the tire pressure is too low the inner tube sidewalls wear and spring a leak - thus leaving you with a flat. My airplane is biased for forward CG with an empty weight of 1200 pounds and TK5 shocks. I use 36-40 psi in the nose and 48-50 psi in the mains. This is consistent with many of our European counterparts. Lancair had recommended 28-30 (nose) and 42 (mains). I believe that such low pressures lead to flats. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1195249864 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/16/2007 3:15:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 mattreeves@yahoo.com writes:
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What has worked best for the mains and the nose on tires pressures fo= r=20 the Lancair 320 with shocks?
Matt,
 
If the tire pressure is too low the inner tube sidewalls wear and sprin= g a=20 leak - thus leaving you with a flat.
 
My airplane is biased for forward CG with an empty weight of 1200 pound= s=20 and TK5 shocks.  I use 36-40 psi in the nose and 48-50 psi in the=20 mains.  This is consistent with many of our European counterparts. = ;=20 Lancair had recommended 28-30 (nose) and 42 (mains).  I believe that su= ch=20 low pressures lead to flats.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



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