Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What would be the problem with a
tailwheel limited to say 60 degrees of turn without being steerable?
--
Paul
KR2 Stretched
Derry, NH
How about a Haigue-style tailwheel that locks? That
way you can have your cake and eat it too, so to
speak.
Scott
--- airgu...@comcast.net wrote:
> Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What
> would be the problem with a tailwheel limited to say
> 60 degrees of turn without being steerabl
How about disconnecting the springs on a champ or Cub and answering your
own question. Never fail to notice accepted practice.
Ron Freiberger
mail to ronandmar...@earthlink.net
> Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What
> would be the problem with a tailwheel limited to say
> 60 degree
At 07:03 PM 8/28/2006, you wrote:
>Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel?
>What would be the problem with a tailwheel limited to
>say 60 degrees of turn without being steerable?
>Paul
Lack of control would be the problem. Many aircraft have
flown with
building though.
-Original Message-
>From: airgu...@comcast.net
>Sent: Aug 28, 2006 8:03 PM
>To: KR List
>Subject: KR> tailwheel thingie
>
>Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What would be the problem with a
>tailwheel limited to say 60 degrees of turn
In case of one or two brake failure, sure would be nice to have a backup plan
to save your plane, save a person, save your pocket book when you nail an
expensive airplane sitting minding it's own business.
An old plane converted to nose steering saved me once when the old Good Year
brakes tota
KRnet'
Subject: RE: KR> tailwheel thingie
How about disconnecting the springs on a champ or Cub and answering your
own question. Never fail to notice accepted practice.
Ron Freiberger
mail to ronandmar...@earthlink.net
> Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What
> would be
akes a
big difference.
Brian Kraut
Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
www.engalt.com
-Original Message-
From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
Behalf Of Brian Kraut
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 10:38 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: RE: KR> tailwheel thingie
I had
: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of airgu...@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, 29 August 2006 10:04 AM
To: KR List
Subject: KR> tailwheel thingie
Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What would be the problem with a
tailwheel limited to say 60 degrees of t
Ground control, Virg
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:03:30 + airgu...@comcast.net writes:
> Does anyone NOT have a steerable tailwheel? What would be the problem
> with a tailwheel limited to say 60 degrees of turn without being
> steerable?
>
> --
> Paul
> KR2 Stretched
> Derry, NH
> ___
At 08:46 PM 8/28/2006, you wrote:
>And after i got a few hours in a DC-3 which is free
>castering and lockable i think it just might be the hot ticket.
>Wont know till i get done building though.
+++
I'm still not sure why anyone would want to gi
11 matches
Mail list logo
