Selecting Tires, Wheels, Brakes, and a Tailwheel

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Big Tire Options

Source: 2009 Q4 Beartracks, Mark Goldberg, Bearhawk AircraftN303AP
After having displayed my Bearhawk and the Bearhawks of other builders at many airshows, a recurring comment had been irritating me. People walking by would always think the plane with the biggest, baddest looking tires was the coolest and most MACHO. Even our demo pilot, Cate White, would bug me to put some bigger tires on my BH so it would not look wimpy next to the planes with big tires.

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