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To: old curmudgeon

A tail dragger...is that the name for a 3-wheeler with two wheels in front?


289 posted on 09/21/2022 11:05:23 PM PDT by citizen (Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public prop. in riches and luxury)
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To: citizen

No.

Older design aircraft with a tail wheel rather than tricycle landing gear.

The CG had to e well behind the mains to keep them from nosing over. CG behind the mains means you had better be very careful.


291 posted on 09/22/2022 6:25:58 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the federal government can not make worse.)
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