I thought I had worked out this tail wheel identification thing until I was given a wheel yesterday
First off ,the tyre is a 4.00 – 3.5 Marked PA.3 in a circle and the reference numbers RH364 are moulded into it.
Next, the hub its self does not have a AH or AHO prefix. If does have the following reference numbers though. 41242, 835, A/L 287.
It also has the following stamps – An M in a circle, and ETV16 in a circle along with ET58
Has anyone got any ideas
I know there are a lot of posting re tail wheel I.D’s but in the absence of a list of Codes and types what else can one do unless some one out there has a List ???
By: flyingblind - 27th February 2013 at 11:04
Managed to upload some jpegs which may help
By: ericmunk - 27th February 2013 at 10:48
Quite a few gliders used 4.00×3 1/2 as mainwheels postwar, out of war surplus. I have seen wheels from non-aviation sources replace the original tailwheelsrims of these seizes due to wear and tear during use. Bear in mind there’s a few about that look like tailwheels, have tailwheel tyres, but may not be aviation related except for the tyre itself.
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February 27, 2013 at 9:48 am