A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
Thu May 01, 2008 2:22 pm
What size was the tail wheel for a B-17., who made it and what tire did it take?
thanks
Jim
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mrmoto on Thu May 01, 2008 3:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thu May 01, 2008 3:07 pm
I think thats the one thing that could put down the current flying 17's...lack of tail wheel tires! I hear the Co-Op is looking at other wheels for the 17 that can accomodate a current tire...
Thu May 01, 2008 7:59 pm
Found this story about it and a list of co-op B-17's.
to bad a tire co. can't make a mold and make some new ones, big cost but look what they would do for the warbirds,
JOHN
http://www.eaa.org/news/2007/2007-10-31_b17.asp
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