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width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Maule_M-7-235C_Orion_C-FSRA_04.JPG/375px-Maule_M-7-235C_Orion_C-FSRA_04.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Maule_M-7-235C_Orion_C-FSRA_04.JPG/500px-Maule_M-7-235C_Orion_C-FSRA_04.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maule_M-7" title="Maule M-7">Maule M-7-235C</a> on bushwheel-style tundra tires</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>tundra tire</b> (UK: <i>tundra tyre</i>) is a large low-pressure <a href="/wiki/Tire" title="Tire">tire</a> used on <a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft" title="Light aircraft">light aircraft</a> to allow operations on rough terrain.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A common variant of tundra tire is the bushwheel brand. These tires include an integral inner tube with the valve manufactured into the side-wall, allowing the tire to operate at very low pressures without risking shearing-off the valve stem and causing a flat tire. Low-pressure tires provide greater cushioning and enable aircraft to land on rough surfaces, unsuitable for normal tires.<sup id="cite_ref-Alaskan_Bushwheels_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alaskan_Bushwheels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Crazed_Pilot_-_Alaskan_Bushwheels_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crazed_Pilot_-_Alaskan_Bushwheels-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bushwheels are a common modification for <a href="/wiki/Bush_plane" title="Bush plane">backcountry aircraft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Backcountry_Pilot_Knowledge_Base_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Backcountry_Pilot_Knowledge_Base-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tundra_tire&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tundra-style tire has been independently invented at different times and places. In North America its post-World War II invention is credited to <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canadian</a> <a href="/wiki/Welland_Phipps" title="Welland Phipps">Welland Phipps</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> potentially inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_%26_Rubber_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Company">Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Company</a>'s pre-World War II development of their own, similar low-pressure "airwheel" as a complete wheel-rim and tire set — said to be of the "Musselman" type from <span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US1877360">U.S. patent 1,877,360</a></span>, for its original inventor, Alvin J. Musselman — which was introduced to the American public in the late summer of 1929,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and becoming available in the United Kingdom by 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was initially offered by Goodyear in fully inflated diameters up to 46 inches (117&#160;cm), with a thirty-inch (76&#160;cm) diameter in Goodyear's lineup having similar dimensions as seen in the British <i>Flight</i> magazine announcement, to a currently available size of tundra tire.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearly twenty years after the original Musselman design appeared on the market, Phipps designed and constructed his own balloon tires in the period after the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> and fitted them to a <a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-18_Super_Cub" title="Piper PA-18 Super Cub">Piper PA-18 Super Cub</a>. Phipps then went on to provide air transportation to much of the Canadian high arctic region. He later established his own airline, Atlas Aviation, which operated a fleet of <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter">De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters</a> on balloon tires. Using the tires, Atlas's DHC-6s established airline service to such remote communities as <a href="/wiki/Resolute,_Nunavut" title="Resolute, Nunavut">Resolute, Nunavut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grise_Fiord,_Nunavut" class="mw-redirect" title="Grise Fiord, Nunavut">Grise Fiord, Nunavut</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airworthiness_issues">Airworthiness issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tundra_tire&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Airworthiness issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and particularly in <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, tundra tires of various designs were often installed under local field approvals by <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> inspectors. These approvals were usually granted on the basis of visual inspections and did not include flight testing. After a number of accidents with aircraft equipped with tundra tires, culminating with a large number in the fall of 1994, the <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> identified that the tundra tires were connected with the accidents. Starting in April 1995 the FAA carried out flight test experiments to determine whether the tundra tires were a contributing factor.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tests used a Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub equipped in sequence with five different sets of tires, including standard factory tires and tundra tires up to 35&#160;in (89&#160;cm) diameter. The PA-18 was operated at different weights and center-of-gravity positions.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The testing on the ground revealed that the larger the tire, the more restricted the forward visibility on the ground, that there was a nose-down pitching moment when the tires contacted the ground on landing, particularly on a <a href="/wiki/Conventional_landing_gear#Techniques" title="Conventional landing gear">wheel landing</a>, and that tundra tire-equipped aircraft have substantially poorer ground handling characteristics on pavement. In the air, the use of tundra tires reduced top speed, rate of climb, angle of climb, range, useful load and stall warning buffet margins.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tests did not indicate that tundra tires raise stall speed, but did find that, due to increased drag in turns, the aircraft's nose tends to drop excessively with an increase in bank angle. If the pilot counteracts this tendency with rudder and stalls the aircraft, the airplane will rapidly enter a <a href="/wiki/Spin_(aerodynamic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin (aerodynamic)">spin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alaska bush pilots disputed the experimental findings, but, as a result of these experiments the FAA required that all installed tires be subject to a <a href="/wiki/Technical_Standard_Order" title="Technical Standard Order">Technical Standard Order</a> or <a href="/wiki/Parts_Manufacturer_Approval" title="Parts Manufacturer Approval">Parts Manufacturer Approval</a>, have been flight-tested and subject to a weight and balance report, determining an acceptable flight envelope. The FAA also limited tundra tires to 35&#160;in (89&#160;cm) in diameter,<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> eleven inches (28&#160;cm) short of the largest original Goodyear "airwheel" tire size available in 1930. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tundra_tire&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until the end of the 20th century tundra tires were mostly used by bush operators flying in remote areas. In the early part of the 21st century many sales of tundra tires have been to recreational pilots. Bill Duncan, president of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alaskan_Bushwheels&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Alaskan Bushwheels (page does not exist)">Alaskan Bushwheels</a> a tundra tire manufacturer explains:<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"It's the baby boomers. Here you have a group of people that lost their shirts in the stock market after 9/11 but still have disposable income and are tired of sitting in the office watching the clock. They’ve figured out that a light utility aircraft—a Super Cub, a Husky, a Maule or a Scout, to name the top four, will keep its value over time and may even appreciate in value. And they want to get outside and play."<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Charles McDowell, an <a href="/wiki/Aviat_Husky" title="Aviat Husky">Aviat Husky</a> pilot stated: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>There's the coolness factor, plus it's nice to have a little more capability than you may need...We want a rugged plane because it makes us feel a little more independent from the infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-FlyingSeptember2005_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlyingSeptember2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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