172heavy wrote:
I have a question, what brakes do you have? Dual or single piston, and if there single how does it stop? I have been told that the single is not sufficent with 800X6.

flightlogic wrote:Did a flight test today to validate some numbers seen here.
Details: C182A 7500 ft. 21" 2350 rpm. 55 deg. F. IAS=119 knots.
True airspeed 135 knots. Mains: 6.00-6 Nose: 5.00-5
There you have it....

flightlogic wrote: Hard to air up and did not offer any better speed when they were on.

dprathe wrote:I used single-puck brakes w/8.50's on my '56 182 and could easily lock them up on pavement.

DBI wrote:OK guys, I am a new member but have been following this blog site for a long time. I took interest in this thread and it caused me to order a new fork and tires for my 1959 182B.

I ordered the Airglass fork and elected to put 850's on the mains and an 800 on the nose. Just got the parts in this week so we will be doing the install next week and a test flight shortly after that .

As mentioned earlier, this is not a cheap upgrade but considering I had 600's on the mains and a 500 on the nose I hoping to see significant improvement, including some prop clearance. I will post some pictures when I get it done, is it July yet?

I just talked to Chris at Norland. There IO470 conversion sounds interesting! There is a derelict 310 on our field with IO470's. Anyone interested in doing the Norland STC. I would make a really good deal on the first one!

Originally Posted by 180Marty View Post
Was I right in thinking the 88 inch McCauley seaplane prop will work?
Oh yeah! And there is another McCauley with a fatter blade that he has approved that wasn't previously approved for the 180. You can also use the longer prop on the 182 if heavy duty gear is installed to provide ground clearance. I am salivating!

RWM wrote:I got my Landes Nose Fork STC installed this week. I flew it home yesterday evening and gave it a good workout. Totally pleased with the mod to say the least.

I used 800-6 Michelins all the way around. I figured 800s would be the best compromise for semi-rough strips and not lose too much cruise speed. To my surprise, I had zero measurable difference in cruise speed. Trued out 135 kts at 23"/2300. Exactly what it did with the pants and little tires. I'll testify that its true..."Those old style pants were just for looks, not for speed."

Landing was surely a pleasure, too. My runways are far from perfect, but the fat tire up front made a huge difference. I'm accustomed to landing a little nose high anyways, so I didn't have to make that adjustment. I made about 8 landings and lots of taxiing/turning to check it out. Awesome.

One of the biggest benefits of the whole thing is the added prop clearance. Mine went from 9" to 15 1/2". That is huge to me for not so smooth ground operations.

To any nose draggers considering this modification, I would highly recommend it....if you really need it. Its probably not the cheapest thing you can do to a plane.


The Jolly Rancher in her old configuration



One thing better than seeing a gal in her panties is seeing her out of them!!



The old 500-5 next to the 800-6



The new 800-6 up next to the old 600-6 mains

182 STOL driver wrote:
Ross I know that 182 -came from PHX area -used to fly into Boulder City several times a month. Previous owner worked for BLM and went out to "field sites " with Helicopter based here .