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Re: Tailwheel calculations

Subject: Re: Tailwheel calculations
From: Steve G. <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 08:38:39

Europa wrote:

>       A comment worth adding to the tailwheel mod saga in general (not to
> this posting in particular) is that we at Europa carried out a lot of
> taxiing/ take-off/ landing trials with various geometries of tailwheel
> assy, some of which were calculated and others which were developed from
> the trials. The final design is a result of all these trials and the
> continuing experience being gained on both of our mono-wheel aircraft.
>      This is not to say that other solutions won't work, but bear in mind
> that somewhere the theory has to stop and the practical take over.
>
>  Regards - Andy
>

I.E. better than is the enemy of good enough, perhaps?

Steve G.



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