rv8r
Active Member
My RV4 is about ready for first flight and I try to figure out any bad things that might happen. I'm wondering about what will happen if one tire will burst on touchdown. The ground-clearance of the wheelpants is so little that there might bad things start to happen.
In my imagination the tire will tear off the whole wheelpant if things go really bad. The clearance between the tire and the pant is very marginal, so a flat tire would no be able to spin free and will pick up the pant immediately and the pant itself will get ground contact. If the tire will pick up the pant it's very likely that the whole wheelpant will start to turn an tear off.
Has anyone had some experience with this?
Cheers from Germany!
In my imagination the tire will tear off the whole wheelpant if things go really bad. The clearance between the tire and the pant is very marginal, so a flat tire would no be able to spin free and will pick up the pant immediately and the pant itself will get ground contact. If the tire will pick up the pant it's very likely that the whole wheelpant will start to turn an tear off.
Has anyone had some experience with this?
Cheers from Germany!