Well guys, I'm going to sign off from this forum. It is nice but I'm not sure this is the place for me.
On Mar 28, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Dj Merrill wrote: > On 3/28/2010 8:50 AM, Randy Smith wrote: >> And I bet it made him feel good too. Answer 1 question why put a >> nosegear on it? > > Easier, safer, cheaper insurance, and increased sale opportunities > (there are more younger standard tricycle gear pilots than there are > taildragger pilots these days, which is who would be buying it if you > had to sell it). > > The only downside I can see to a tricycle gear setup is a very slight > decrease in the top end speed (maybe 5 kts?). > > Overall, the pros of the tricycle gear setup outweigh the cons. I > think most people go with a taildragger simply because they want > to, not > because it makes any sense to do so. Nothing wrong with that, as > it is > one of the reasons why we are involved in experimental aviation. > > The simple fact is, you only spend a very small fraction of each > flight > on the ground, which is where there is any real substantial difference > between a tricycle and a taildragger. Once you are in the air, > there is > effectively no difference between the two. > > If only a small fraction of the time it makes any difference (when in > the flare and on the ground), from my perspective, why wouldn't you > want > to have the safest KR that you can, which implies tricycle gear? > > -Dj > > -- > Dj Merrill - N1JOV > Glastar Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/ > sportsman/ > Grumman Yankee Driver N9870L - http://deej.net/yankee/ > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
