Help needed please to ID a tail wheel and fork. The wheel has 2 numbers, one on each side AHO 17489 and AHO 5007. As far as I know AHO 5007 can be Blenheim, Lysander III Whirlwind and Typhoon.
The fork itself has several numbers namely A5858/12. LC5405 L45, CONC127428 and the letters SSWW 1 in a circle. No idea on the history of this item or where it came from
I’m guessing Typhoon based on the AHO 5007 number and A5858/12 number only because the A number is similar to Hurricane part numbers. I don’t, unfortunately, have a Typhoon parts list.
Anyone able to help ?? Am I barking up the wrong tree ?
By: windhover - 9th October 2017 at 08:33
According to AP 1804A Vol 111 the part number 5858/- is indeed a Typhoon tail fork. We at the Jet Age Museum need one for our car door Tiffie restoration.
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By: WV-903. - 8th October 2017 at 19:40
Hi Flying Blind,
These sequences for AH’s only came up other week and for AH 5007, interestingly. They appear to be same tailwheel and tyre fit of( 5.50″x4″ )according to my Dunlop, list as you say fitted to:-
LYSANDER 3—TORNADO—TYPHOON—BLENHEIM– and also FIREBRAND.
Your tailwheel is a DUNLOP AHO 5007. ( the other wheel no. is most likely a sub part no. as not in my DUNLOP lists ). DUNLOP AHO 5007 tailwheel was also used on the:- LYSANDER 3 AND 3a–
BLENHEIM 5— but in addition used on:- FIREBRAND– and WHIRLWIND 1. With tyre sizes of:- 5.50″x 6″.
The tyre you have (after enlarging one of your pics ) shows it to be a twin contact 5.50″x4″ tyre and it certainly looks to have been on that wheel a long time. Whether it was fitted when wheel/Fork assy was a wheelbarrow /whatever or before that while in Aircraft service is anyones guess. I cannot help with identifying the fork yoke, but someone will soon enough. Interesting piece of kit you have there FB, look forward to see it get positively ID’d.
Bill T.
However, a bit more info. These twin contact tailwheel tyres were fitted to stop wheel “shimmy” at the higher speeds up to take-off,etc. generally on bigger aircraft. (I think that was why the Stirling
had twin tailwheels fitted ) The Vampire Jets had twin contact Nose wheels fitted for same reason.
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October 8, 2017 at 1:22 pm