Museum ISO an unserviceable B-17 tire

[FLYBOYJ]

Hill AFB museum is searching for an unserviceable B-17 tire with hopes it can be donated. I'm told size is 22 or 26 8.25-10. Appreciate any help/ leads.

Thanks!

Joe

 

[Capt. Vick]

Hello Kermit? Yeah it's Jim. Listen....

 

[Snautzer01]

What type of B-17 tyre tread is this? for the wheel patterns

 

[Snautzer01]

And perhaps shoot an a mail to index or like musea

 

[GrauGeist]

Maybe get hold of Gary (GeeDee) and see if he has any contacts with Collings who may have surplus tires from 909?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

What type of B-17 tyre tread is this? for the wheel patterns

It don't matter

 

[BobB]

I believe that Boeing used 56 inch tire son B-17/B-29/B-47/B-52, they kept getting more plies. The B-47 still had expander tube brakes. A museum ought to be able to get some used B-52 tires and they probably have so many plies that it would be hard to notice if all the air had leaked out.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I believe that Boeing used 56 inch tire son B-17/B-29/B-47/B-52, they kept getting more plies. The B-47 still had expander tube brakes. A museum ought to be able to get some used B-52 tires and they probably have so many plies that it would be hard to notice if all the air had leaked out.

That's what was given given to me by the museum personnel