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Retractable Wheel Skis
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Comment by Perry Delano on May 22, 2021 at 11:38am
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Bob,
Hope you are doing well. Are the skis a new iteration of the originals?
Perry
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Comment by Bob McDonald on December 9, 2013 at 5:52pm
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The front ski is a simple fixed "wheel penetration" ski. The tire is always 1 1/2 inches below the UHMW plastic ski bottom. The main skis use a electric hydraulic pump to extend the sliding plate under the wheel or retract to allow the main tire to contact pavement. Electric hydraulic pump / tank is the same used by Zenair for the amphibian floats. Weight is 5 lbs. for the pump.
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Comment by Jesse Hartman on December 9, 2013 at 4:13pm
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No retract on front? How do you steer on paved taxiway?
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