Conventional v tricycle gear

JanBen Hëlmüt wrote in
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:10:51 +0200, Bertie the Bunyip wrote
(in article ):

"Kadaitcha Man" wrote in news:eklxir
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Bertie the Bunyip, ye rank don worm, goodness is poison to your
stomach,
ye disputed:

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Well, three pointing it means you're going as slowly as you can
--
guts football would be to have it hanging by the props and touch
down tail first -- so when it's on the ground it's done flying,
and
breaking should be effective. Did the 3's props have a beta
setting?
With Reverse pitch the damned thing would probably stop short of
the
numbers!

No, it didn't have beta or reverse. Only the larger piston trikes
had
that for the most part.
I'm intrigued by the wheel landing shorter concept, but I'll
have
to
try it for myself. I'll only have one taildraggr to do it with,
bu
tI
will be flying out of some very short fields so if there's an
advantage I'd use it.


Bertie


So thrill us with you knowledge. How short can you stop an empty
DC-
3
on dry asphalt?

Why? You'll never fly one, luser boi.

But for anyone else who would like to try it, less than 2,000 feet
at
MLW.


And much less than that if you come in at a 90 degree angle.

Or if you land directly against the terminal.

Bertie


WTF, am i in kiddie land?


Would you like to be?



Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Why? You'll never fly one, luser boi.

But for anyone else who would like to try it, less than 2,000 feet at
MLW.



Yeah right! Guess again lamer.

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:km4ek.20327$%q.18054
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Why? You'll never fly one, luser boi.

But for anyone else who would like to try it, less than 2,000 feet at
MLW.



Yeah right! Guess again lamer.


OK, how short can YOU land a DC-3?


Bertie

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:zR6ek.20346$%q.3170
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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OK, how short can YOU land a DC-3?


Bertie

Na, not yet. Let's see your next guess.





You can't land anything.


Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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OK, how short can YOU land a DC-3?


Bertie

Na, not yet. Let's see your next guess.

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:IW6ek.20350$%q.15729
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:zR6ek.20346$%q.3170
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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OK, how short can YOU land a DC-3?


Bertie

Na, not yet. Let's see your next guess.





You can't land anything.


Bertie

Sure.




Good, admitting you're a useless **** is the first step.

Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:zR6ek.20346$%q.3170
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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OK, how short can YOU land a DC-3?


Bertie

Na, not yet. Let's see your next guess.





You can't land anything.


Bertie

Sure.

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:43:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Other than the 'holier than thou' aspects of taildraggers and their
pilots, what are their real advantages?

Primarily, that making wheelies in a taildragger is flying (or anyhow
landing) as we always imagined it would be before we learned to fly.

Short takeoffs and landings are much shorter and easier in a
taildragger, especially if the field leaves something to be desired in
the way of smoothness.

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:03:07 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

If proficient, you can brake *harder* with the
taildragger, depending.

Not with the Legend Cub, evidently. I'm told that 13 percent of the
Lima Charlies built to date have been nosed over.

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:03:07 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

If proficient, you can brake *harder* with the
taildragger, depending.

Not with the Legend Cub, evidently. I'm told that 13 percent of the
Lima Charlies built to date have been nosed over.

A considerably lower percentage than the orifinal cubs!

Give them time, though.


Bertie