Ross, I saw a demonstration once where a taildragger instructor simulated a ground loop with a child's tricycle. First , with the handlebars straight ahead, he gave the tricycle a hefty push and the tricycle tracked pretty straight down the sidewalk at a good pace. Then he simulated a taildragger CG configuration by reversing the front wheel of the tricycle by turning the handlebars 180 degrees. He then gave it another shove and after just a few feet, the tricycle violently swerved to one side and tipped over. Looked just like a groundlooping, high-wing taildragger. Interesting.
Ed Janssen mailto:ejans...@chipsnet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Youngblood" <ross...@operamail.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:53 PM Subject: Re: KR>ground loops > That is great advice. > > I have a hard time visualizing a ground loop in any tailwheel aircraft. I > guess I want to picture what the aircraft is doing, and other than the tail > wanting to be in front, I don't quite have a good image of the manauver. > > This would be somthing that somone should post some mpg movies of on a > website. > Groundloop examples... > > So we can see whats going on.
