At 03:37 AM 4/6/2011, you wrote: >Very true statement Larry. I have slammed my tail on the runway more than >once and the tie down ring on my tail bears the wear to attest to the fact. >------------------- >Strange. >I have 335 hours on my KR2 tricycle, and NEVER hit the tail. >I can stall onto the runway, or drop the mains on the runway at 35 to 40 >kts. >Phil Matheson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I suspect the wing is not really "stalled" at that point and that your ASI is probably off by 10 to 15 knots at that AOA. You're simple descending to the runway from the flair at minimum airspeed. Same goes with a tail dragger touching tail first. An interesting test would be to measure the angle of the firewall in the three point position (tri-gear ). Then lower the tail to the ground and measure the firewall angle again. If the change is less then approx 14 degrees (plus your wing set AOA, the wing is not stalled with the tail touching. My tail dragger KR, with a 24 inch stretch over a standard KR, 30 inch Diehl gear, wing set at 3.5 degrees, has the wing at 12 degees in the 3 point attitude. Again, just one man's opinion. Larry Flesner
