Re: Howard 250
Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:48 am
Wow! That's cool! Guess I learned something today!
Re: Howard 250
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:08 pm
Taigh Ramey wrote: If I am not mistaken the 250's were manufactured from the Loadstar airframes and uses Pratt & Whitney R-1830's.
The Howard 250's were Wright 1820's. -56 if I remember correctly.
famvburg wrote: I knew that looked like brakes on one of 'em, does anyone know if it was independent from the mains?
There was no separate control for the nose wheel brake. I don't even remember it being there. The nose wheel steering was a little different as it was controlled by a lever on the lower front panel pilots side. Just one of the things unique to the Tri-Gear to get used to.
Re: Howard 250
Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:57 pm
Taigh Ramey wrote:It looks just like a Goodyear brake from a Beech 18 to me
T-28 had Goodyear disc brakes as well with 3 puck calipers.
I want to say the nose gear was from the A-26. Wonder if someone has the STC data for the change.
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:16 am
How does that nose and change to tricycle change the flying and handling compared to the unmodified. ?
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:14 am
i don't care, I want one 
That thing looks like it's doing Mach 10 standing still!
That thing looks like it's doing Mach 10 standing still!
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:56 am
ya know... 
I think I saw a fuselage of one of this airframe type in a junk yard in Alabama....I have been wracking my simple mind to recall eggzackley where it was. it was years ago; 
I know in was between Montgoooomery and Mobile Somewhere south of Evergreen....sound like a road trip
I think I saw a fuselage of one of this airframe type in a junk yard in Alabama....I have been wracking my simple mind to recall eggzackley where it was. it was years ago; I know in was between Montgoooomery and Mobile Somewhere south of Evergreen....sound like a road trip
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:19 am
Cherrybomber13 wrote:How does that nose and change to tricycle change the flying and handling compared to the unmodified. ?
Once airborne it preformed the same as the other H250's. On the ramp it got a lot more attention.
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:48 am
I bet it was a little harder to groundloop. 
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:40 pm
A shame the one with the infamous picture doing a cartwheel in Midland didn't have the trainer wheel!
Re: Howard 250
Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:40 pm
A shame the one with the infamous picture doing a cartwheel in Midland didn't have the trainer wheel!
Re: Howard 250
Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:04 pm
For Ober, I think the Howard at SAT was sacrificed in a fire training excercise prob in the early/ mid 90's. My wife and me were invited to watch. I have pics somewhere. I don't know the N number.