The debate is resolved

Bombardier has figured out how to resolve the nosegear vs tailwheel debate:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21003395@N08/2483330336

Cheers,
Martin

The unigear is on the wrong end.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Both at once.

TODR the other day mentioned that he has been flying an ASK-21 glider. Like many modern two-seat gliders the ASK-21 normally has both a nose wheel and a tail wheel and a main gear. I'm not sure about the 21 but a lot of these two seaters can use all three wheels on one flight, depending on loading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleicher_ASK_21

My dorky little PW-5 has a main gear, nose wheel, tail wheel, left tip wheel and right tip wheel, for a total of five. Got the bases pretty much covered.

All corners covered...

n5lp said:

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My dorky little PW-5 has a main gear, nose wheel, tail wheel, left tip wheel and right tip wheel, for a total of five. Got the bases pretty much covered.

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...and if you don't balance correctly on the big one, you always have a wheel to fall on, no matter which end of the glider drops....

gil A - with a Mini-Nimbus with only two wheels (and I had to add the tail wheel......) -- skids on the tips, and an expensive fiberglas repair if you use the nose...

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...with a Mini-Nimbus with only two wheels (and I had to add the tail wheel......

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Nice glider Gil, I had a C model for quite a while. I put a roller-blade wheel on the tail. Great improvement!

joe gremlin said:

The unigear is on the wrong end.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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I love that!

I didn't know Europa came out with a bigger model.