That... I understand... when I was 4&5 I tore up a lot of the sidewalk on a tricycle... then finally got a bicycle. Used to goof around with the handlebars backwards... don't do that too much before you fall over.
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:23:53 -0600, Ed Janssen <ejans...@chipsnet.com> wrote: > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
