Bill Reid sent me this. He just loves his strit tail.

Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZxhueV ... re=related

Taking off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ37pa2bT_0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHK5q38- ... re=related

Looks like Landis nose fork with 6.50 x 6's all the way around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrdeeTaY ... re=related

More HP too I think. Stock wing tips, any body notice a stol kit. It has VG's

Tim

A straight tailed 182 is a pretty good performer. I like my 1959 B model. It gets the job done.

qmdv wrote:Looks like Landis nose fork with 6.50 x 6's all the way around.


Tim

I would bet he has 8.50's on that beauty. He isn't the only one who loves strait tail 182's.........they are one of my favorites too. In fact, I saw this very airplane (Bill's) on Trade-a-Plane a while ago and drooled at it then. Its cool to see it in action now so thanks for sending that along.

Here is another strait tail that I saw here at U42 a month or so ago. I snapped a few photos after admiring the old girl. This guy had 8.50's and an oversize fork as well. It also appears he has some sort of exhaust mod and a intake extender? up front. And is that an extra large prop??

Perhaps someone here owns this tweety-bird??? Any thoughts?

Typo on the 6.50's. Meant to say 8.50's. Do not think they make 6.60's

Tim

He's running a Sportsman STOL kit. You can tell in the video showing the mud. Look at the wing-root and you can see the fairing piece.

Sixtwo,

The pictures you posted show a Landes nose fork and 8.50 tires all round.

The exhaust looks like one from an O-520 conversion.

Not sure about the intake, but the prop looks pretty much standard.

In any case, he needs to get some nitrogen in that nose strut. It makes no sense to put a big fork/tire on one of these things, then run it with a flat strut.

MTV

The Sportsman kit sure makes it a performer, anyone else have that kit on their straight tail? Looks like Missionary work.

mtv wrote:Sixtwo,

The pictures you posted show a Landes nose fork and 8.50 tires all round.

The exhaust looks like one from an O-520 conversion.

Not sure about the intake, but the prop looks pretty much standard.

In any case, he needs to get some nitrogen in that nose strut. It makes no sense to put a big fork/tire on one of these things, then run it with a flat strut.

MTV

Yeah, I thought the same thing about the strut. Perhaps that is why the prop looks like it would strike the ground with a puny stock tire installed. I wanted to talk to the pilot but had gone when we flew in.

And Tim, hope I didn't hijack your thread......I just had those photies on my laptop and wondered if anyone had more info. Should have posted them elsewhere I suppose. Good strait-tail talk anyways.

I think that is a 1957 model 182, and as far as I know they all had that funny looking air intake and no cowl flaps. It is a 182A model.

skybobb wrote:I think that is a 1957 model 182, and as far as I know they all had that funny looking air intake and no cowl flaps. It is a 182A model.

Now I'm curious. When you look at Pat's airplane below, the intake scoop is lower on the cowling and the prop looks tiny. It seems there is a extra "chute" on the intake.......maybe collecting cleaner air up near the spinner????.

SixTwoLeemer wrote:

skybobb wrote:I think that is a 1957 model 182, and as far as I know they all had that funny looking air intake and no cowl flaps. It is a 182A model.

Now I'm curious. When you look at Pat's airplane below, the intake scoop is lower on the cowling and the prop looks tiny. It seems there is a extra "chute" on the intake.......maybe collecting cleaner air up near the spinner????.

I see it does come up higher on the first one you posted, it must be some sort of add on.

SixTwoLeemer wrote:


And Tim, hope I didn't hijack your thread......I just had those photies on my laptop and wondered if anyone had more info. Should have posted them elsewhere I suppose. Good strait-tail talk anyways.

No not at all. This is a strait tail thread. Come one, come all.

I have for many years wanted to do a strait tail 182 fly in.

Tim

The prop on Tweety Bird does look huge. I'm curious about the intake scoop and exhaust, too. Sure is a nice looking bird, though.

The Video's were great, too.

I don't think the plane in the video has the leading edge STOL cuff. Doesn't look like it to me.

OK My 2 cents..

77D looks like it has the P-Ponk 520 engine conversion with the proper prop for the 520. I have seen the intake extension before but cannot remember if it is stock or STC'd. Will have to look that up later. There is a 180 on Beagle with the P-Ponk 520 engine conversion and it has that type of exhaust and prop on it.

36D looks like a 0-470 and the bigger tires and it looks like a Sportsman STOL kit installed.

The 182 in the video does definitely have a Sportsman STOL wing on it along with VG's. The same 180 here also has the Sportsman cuff but does not have the VG's. Nice videos of what a good straight tail can do. Nice looking airplane too.

There is a 182 on Beagle with the Landes fork and it has a 8:50-6 on the nose and 8:00-6 on the mains. This is the typical installation for 182's with the Landes fork STC. This airplane also has micro VG's. There is a Peterson converted 182 (with the canard) with 29 inch bush wheels on the mains and a 8:50-6 on the nose that drops in for a visit once in a while, I will have to get a picture of that one the next time I see it.

I also agree with MTV in saying that that nose strut on 77D needs some air. It would suck to drop that nose in a hole and pop that prop.....

Brian.

I had a 1958 straight tail 182 with sportsman's cuff, Gar Aero tundra tires and the long air scoop. It was a very nice airplane and great for the back country. I also removed the rear seats and extended the baggage into the rear bulkhead. Its hard to beat that 182 for certain operations. Just make sure that you always land on the mains and ease the nose gear down so you don't wrinkle the firewall.

Nizina

Nizina

Now that's a nice looking airplane. The Gar-Aero's look right for the nose wheel combination. I have a set of Gar-Aero's with 8:50-10's on my SuperCub. I am assuming that is the size you had on your 182. looks about right from the picture.

Brian.

As I recall, the Landes STC for the big fork call for 8.50 x 6.00 tires all the way around, OR the 8.50 x 10 on the mains. The problem with having same size tires all around is that it is hard to keep from touching down nosewheel at the same time as the mains.

On a 206, we got a field approval to deviate from the provisions of the STC and put an 8.00 x 6.00 on the nose, with 8.50's on the mains. That was a near perfect combination, unless you really, really need bigger tires on the mains.

All nice looking planes in any case.

MTV

How about the plane in the photo being a straight tail 175 with an 0-470 conversion?The early 175 had a long chin intake scoop.I have a dis-assembled 175 and 0-470R core if anyone needs a project.

Bill

"Over-Kill". How about this? Saw it in Whitehorse last summer. Guy from Virginia on his way north. 8:50 nose, 31 inch mains, and a 0-360, all on a C172.