Aircraft wheel identification
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cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
What's the tire size?
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34 x 9.9
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cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
Possibly P-47, based on tire size.
It look like .... although not that same.
The pics source: 100+ mejores imágenes de Republic P-47D Thunderbolt en 2020 | aviones, aviones de combate, aviacion
The pics source: 100+ mejores imágenes de Republic P-47D Thunderbolt en 2020 | aviones, aviones de combate, aviacion
Crimea_River
Marshal
Note also the split rim.
2banaviator
Airman
I think that this is post-WWII or late WWII, or civilian. Why?
Using the Army-Navy Index of Aeronautical Equipment Vol 2 Landing Gear date 1944 as the master reference, the information on both the wheel and casing (tire) do not appear to be on the charts. For example, the highest ply 34x9 casing is 10ply, the one in the photo is 12 ply. And for the wheel, the Goodyear part numbers for the 34x9 doesn't go up as high as what is imprinted on this wheel. Plus, the document Accessories for Airplanes-Interchangeability Charts dated Feb 1945 doesn't contain either of the part numbers.
Both of these documents can be found here: AeroAntique On-Line Library
Sorry to dampen any enthusiasm. But the evidence I've been able to find to date does not yet support the conclusions so far in the thread.
Using the Army-Navy Index of Aeronautical Equipment Vol 2 Landing Gear date 1944 as the master reference, the information on both the wheel and casing (tire) do not appear to be on the charts. For example, the highest ply 34x9 casing is 10ply, the one in the photo is 12 ply. And for the wheel, the Goodyear part numbers for the 34x9 doesn't go up as high as what is imprinted on this wheel. Plus, the document Accessories for Airplanes-Interchangeability Charts dated Feb 1945 doesn't contain either of the part numbers.
Both of these documents can be found here: AeroAntique On-Line Library
Sorry to dampen any enthusiasm. But the evidence I've been able to find to date does not yet support the conclusions so far in the thread.
2banaviator
Airman
BTW, instead of speculating on future landing gear ID (or instruments, oxygen equip, armament, save yourself some time and download the reference documents mentioned in my previous post here. They come in pretty handy.
