Tailwheel. *Different* from a nosewheel and we all know it.
Just out of curosity, why do they make tricycle gear anyway? (Real question) Is it to make flying or landing I should say, easier? Easier crosswind? Plane faster with tricycle? Less maintenance?
Just think about a tailgragger Dreamliner
Just out of curosity, why do they make tricycle gear anyway? (Real question) Is it to make flying or landing I should say, easier? Easier crosswind? Plane faster with tricycle? Less maintenance?
F-16's melting the runway behind them?
There sure has....
Has there ever been a "trike" Ag plane?
There sure has.
The Air Truck comes to mind:
And for those who like round engines:
Perfect! That adds new meaning to the term "ugly"
Perfect! That adds new meaning to the term "ugly"
How about this one?
It's still got a tailwheel, however.
There sure has.
The Air Truck comes to mind:
And for those who like round engines:
A guy by the name George Copland, in my hometown of Duncan, Oklahoma, had the one in the Max Max movie. Odd airplane indeed! He used to fly it to OSH on occasion as well.
That was years ago and I'm not sure what has come of him or the airplane.
Has there ever been a "trike" Ag plane?
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That's what we have here at Princeton. This may effectively end all debates
Okay, I don't come from a snowy climate, so I'm missing the joke. Why do they tie them down like that?
Okay, I don't come from a snowy climate, so I'm missing the joke. Why do they tie them down like that?
That's what we have here at Princeton. This may effectively end all debates
How about this one?
It's still got a tailwheel, however.