Conventional v tricycle gear

On Jul 7, 11:42 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

if a nose up profile on the ground is such an advantage
why not just lengthen the front strut

Now that would be messy! You'd just have a wheelbarrow, then.

Trikes are full of compromises. Lengthen the nose strut (or
inflate it more)to get the prop up away from the rocks and guys who
land too fast will wheelbarrow it. So the manufacturer and the
mechanic both have to take poor airmanship into account.
Give me a taildragger. It won't forgive poor airmanship, so
that a pilot either smartens up or buys a boat.

Dan

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On Jul 7, 11:42 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

if a nose up profile on the ground is such an advantage
why not just lengthen the front strut

Now that would be messy! You'd just have a wheelbarrow, then.

Trikes are full of compromises. Lengthen the nose strut (or
inflate it more)to get the prop up away from the rocks and guys who
land too fast will wheelbarrow it. So the manufacturer and the
mechanic both have to take poor airmanship into account.
Give me a taildragger. It won't forgive poor airmanship, so
that a pilot either smartens up or buys a boat.


Yep

Bertie

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On Jul 7, 11:42 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

if a nose up profile on the ground is such an advantage
why not just lengthen the front strut

Now that would be messy! You'd just have a wheelbarrow, then.

Trikes are full of compromises. Lengthen the nose strut (or
inflate it more)to get the prop up away from the rocks and guys who

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