RE: Story of Pirelli Rubber

From: Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:59:52 -0700

Modern rubber is much better than Pirelli ever was. Pirelli stopped making
rubber strip around 1980. Back then it was slightly better than FAI Black so
we hoarded it.

 

When Tan II came out in 1993 it obsoleted all other rubber for serious
duration flying.

 

May '99 and March '02 Tan II are still the prime batches but Tan II varied a
lot and much of it was inconsistent and even explosive. Post-2008 Tan Super
Sport is excellent rubber that is within 5% of the best Tan II and VERY
consistent between batches.

 

THESE are the gold old days!

 

 

Don DeLoach

Editor, NFFS Free Flight Digest

 

 

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From: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dwight Brown
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 11:55 AM
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Story of Pirelli Rubber

 

  

I am new to the indoor community and I wonder what the story is behind
Pirelli rubber that used to be the element unobtanium for all rubber power
classes. I used to have Pirelli tires on my Mustang so I know the company is
still in business. Was the formula lost or did they just loose interest in
making a small volume product? Is there a web site that gives the story? Is
the rubber we can get now as good or better?

Thanks,

Dwight
Received on Sat Mar 05 2011 - 10:59:58 CET