Helicopter & Hard to find

Helicopter

Watts Aviation maintain a full range of makes and sizes for all types of helicopters including those for Eurocopters, Sikorsky, Agusta and Bell, as well as tyres for the ground handling units.

Commonly Stocked Helicopter Tyres
615x225-10	14x5x5.5-6	330x130-4	355x150-4	5.00-4
6.00-6	15x6.00-6	380x150-6	19.5x6.75-8	8.50-10
18x5.5	4.10/3.5-6	7.00-6	5.00-5	6.50-10

Hard To Find Sizes

Many vintage as well as many not so vintage aircraft do encounter problems in locating the original tyres and tubes. Where possible long term storage of such sizes are carried for future use and in some cases we are able to offer suitable alternatives. Tail wheel tyres can often be the most difficult items to locate, however, smooth, ribbed, saw tooth, channel and twin contact designs remain available in certain sizes.

The standard ribbed tread pattern of the aircraft tyre has been altered for various applications over the years and some of the more unusual include the Dimple design for use on tundra and the block tread used on many Spitfires.

Metric sizes are widely used for many continental aircraft including Rallyes, Jodels, Robins and Yaks.

The Rib pattern is the most commonly used tyre in aviation, below are some of the more unusual tread types


Smooth Tread	Block Tread	Diamond Tread

Channel Tread	Twin Contact	Dimple Tread

Specific Tyre Types

	Harvard Main : 27" 10ply Rib tread & All Weather available Tail : 10.00 SC Rib tread
	Spitfire Main : 7.50-10¼ 6ply Block Tread Alt : 24x7.25-12 10ply Rib Tread Alt : 7.50-10 8ply Rib Tread Tail : 3.00-4 Smooth Alt : 10/3.50-4 Channel Tread
	Jet Provost Main : 21x6.75-9 10ply Rib Nose : 6.00-4 12ply Twin Contact
	Boeing Stearman Main : 8.90-12.50 6ply Rib tread & All Weather available Tail : 10.00SC, 255x110
	Yak Nose: 400x150 6ply Main : 500x150 6ply Rib Tread

For more information on any tyre please contact us for specific manufacturer's brochures which are available upon request.