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10-11-2009, 06:32 AM
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| Mystery Aircraft Wheels/Tyres ?! Hello,we were recently been given the task of clearing out an elderly friends farm and have found these wheels (pics below) I was told that they could be Spitfire wheels but have now found that this can't be true. If anybody has a clue what these could be from we would be really interested to hear your thoughts. |
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10-11-2009, 09:42 AM
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| I think its a tire from a larger aircraft then a spit as the tire is 19" as to what the are from I'll leave tah to the pros |
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10-11-2009, 02:17 PM
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| No idea.
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10-11-2009, 02:50 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| They look very similar to Rims I've seen on later model Spits. Why do you say they can't be for a Spitfire? 
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10-11-2009, 03:11 PM
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| the tire is 19 inches at the rim seems awful big to me , |
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10-11-2009, 03:25 PM
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10-11-2009, 03:29 PM
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10-11-2009, 03:56 PM
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 Looks Spittie design. Ask Rocketeer when he's back from the US.
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10-11-2009, 08:13 PM
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| Wow! Those pics are huge! But, certainly looks like a 5 spoke Spit wheel.
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10-11-2009, 08:45 PM
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| The tire size on that rim 10.50 x 18 with that you are talking anout a38"to 40" wheel well I believe the Spit tire is about 7.50 x 10 1/4 amybe I'll go snag a photo of it this week at least a MkIX Last edited by pbfoot; 10-11-2009 at 08:50 PM. |
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10-12-2009, 02:09 AM
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| sorry Guys, Yes the Pics are huge, off to work now but will try and overcome my blondeness this evening and resize one to give you a better idea of the tyre to wheel ratio. The tyres certainly are huge and they have 17.50-18 stamped on them if that means anything. |
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10-12-2009, 05:31 PM
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| Finally I've sussed it! Though probably too small now! Hopefully this will give a better idea of Tyre to wheel ratio. Should have measured overall height really, but to give a rough idea I'm 5'7" and they're between waist and chest high!! |
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10-12-2009, 10:26 PM
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| Heck, they are big! Definitely not a Spit then! I'm thinking maybe an airliner, such as the Viscount or Ambassador, which used a similar style, although the tyre profile maybe doesn't match fully. They're also similar to those fitted to the Horsa glider, but I don't think they would have had the yellow 'slip' marks, and would probably be much more decayed by now.
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10-12-2009, 10:30 PM
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| I was thinking light bomber, but if I remember correctly, they had a "waffle" tread to them... Plus the rim doesn't make up to any of the photos I have 
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10-12-2009, 10:47 PM
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| A Guess, but there seems to be no brake assemby on the interior of the wheel.
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