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blueldr
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Re: flat tailwheel on landing

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Correction for the above---

Blueldr recomends a length of 1/2" copper PIPE for a tail wheel bushing on a wheel with a 5/8" axle hole. 5/8" copper tubing is soft and might not be as straight as piece of 1/2" copper pipe which is the same size. If usung this set up, use large 5/8" washers or spacers to keep the industrial wheel centered in the tail wheel fork.
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Re: flat tailwheel on landing

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Yeah..I should have said copper Rigid-Tubing (not pipe...no such thing.) :wink:
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Re: flat tailwheel on landing

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They might have Rigid Tubing in Texas, but we have copper pipe here in California.
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