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Thanks Chris:)
Lasse |
Probably a dumb question, but I've seen taildragger pilots keep the tail lifted with throttle and elevator while holding the brakes. In the case of a damaged nose wheel, would there be any benefit to applying throttle and brake with full up elevator before the nose starts to drop?
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Anti-spalt installed
Just to clear it up: this plane had the antisplat installed..
G-CCVS Youtube I know because the wreck is in my garage.. Cheers Lars J |
RV-4 w/nose gear?
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The NTSB investigator's analysis was a bit off related to this RV-4 loss of control nose over. Analysis: "The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced. On the third bounce, the airplane veered off the runway to the left, the nosewheel impacted a sandbar, and the airplane nosed over". Doug Lomheim RV-9A FWF RV-3A Sold |
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impact on one of the prior landing attempts, that was violent enough to defeat it, and the gear leg as well. At that point it became a non factor, and couldn't help prevent this nose over (as nothing is indestructible!). In the situation he was in, most likely the better choice would always be a paved or concrete runway surface. The nose gear assembly would just slide and grind along to a stop, and the nose over would be extremely unlikely. Nose overs of most any type aircraft just don't occur on improved surfaces. Thanks, Allan..:eek: |
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The timely video is a great tool. I would not have posted the text comments right when the nose touches.... I had to rewind many times and attend to the nose. It is like having subtitles on an English movie. I can't help but read them anyway.
BUT.... the detailed view of the assembly behavior is priceless. I can feel all that I saw in your video, in my 9A. Just can't see it. On your inadvertent liftoff... I don't think it was all that bad. Slight vibration fore and aft. But, I agree, it is to be avoided. I find it hard that the original crash pilot did not know what damage was done on the first attempt. It HAD to be felt through the airframe. I would have had some friends look it over before I landed again. And as Alan mentioned... some pavement would have been nice. |
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