Re: Larger Nose Tire
You bet. The Air Safety Institute is one of the main reasons I've been an AOPA member for 30+ years. The research and education they do to improve aviation safety is second to none. Their advocacy efforts and the excellent AOPA Pilot magazine are icing on the cake.
Eric Page
Building: Kitfox 5 Safari | Rotax 912iS | Dynon HDX
Member: EAA Lifetime, AOPA, ALPA
ATP: AMEL | Comm: ASEL, Glider | ATCS: CTO
Map of Landings
Re: Larger Nose Tire
I don't think it would be that hard to engineer a larger bracket to hold a larger tire. Find a good welder and explain what your looking for. Try to make sure the new tire and wheel is lightweight so as to not add to much stress the new bracket too much. If you do it, please post your improvements so others can benefit.
Norm
Airdrie Ab, Can
North of Calgary
Flying SuperFox Model IV
Re: Larger Nose Tire
I also have a GlaStar, which I'm selling to go with the Kitfox. The tricycle GlaStar has 5" mains and 4" nose gear. While owning mine I had a nose fork built to accommodate a larger 5" nose wheel. In studying that there is a good possibility. My Kitfox already has a 5" nose wheel but the incremental step is the same. Pictures to come...
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