bumper wrote:
This location, while not immune from trailer hits, is relatively easy to
avoid, at least on the 26E. In the case of a gear-up, which isn't on my
remaining short list of things to do, unlike a blade, it won't try to
protect itself by destroying a chunk of fuselage.

A blade can be mounted on the lower fuselage such that it is not
vulnerable to gear-ups or trailer hits. If it is possible to reach far
enough back in the fuselage, it can be mounted on the center line where
the fuselage curves upwards toward the tailboom. Otherwise, it can be
mounted behind the gear well, offset from the center line just enough
that it does not extend below the lowest part of the fuselage.

Marc