Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

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Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:10 pm

I geek was pondering the tire sizes on the main gear of the B-17 and B-29.
Are the wheel and tire size of the main gear the same? pop2
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:37 pm

gary1954 wrote:I geek was pondering the tire sizes on the main gear of the B-17 and B-29.
Are the wheel and tire size of the main gear the same? pop2



Buler.. pop2 ....Buler.. pop2 ....
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:42 pm

I'm told by a friend of mine, who knows a lot about B-29's, that the main tires are the same on both planes, just twice as many on the -29.
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:45 pm

thank you very much gentleman sir :drink3:
I thought as much but wasn't certain...
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:38 pm

Tires and wheels are the same on the B24, B-29,B-17 and P2V.
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:50 pm

56 inch SC.
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:02 am

thanks guys I knew I would get the answer in the WIX :drink3:
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Re: Main gear Tire sizes on the B-17 and B-29

Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:59 am

bombadier29 wrote:Tires and wheels are the same on the B24, B-29,B-17 and P2V.


True statement.

We bought a batch of new tires a couple of years ago along with the P2V and B-17/24 people from Dunlop Tires, in England. We just had a batch of them recapped as the recap rubber seems to be harder which lasts longer.
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