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Re: Europa-List: Berube conventional gear

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Berube conventional gear
From: Duncan & Ami McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:06:40

Graham,
Presumably the prop ding was a consequence of the leg breaking, not the 
groundloop, to get back to the original discussion. Or shall we start with 
poor piloting in the first place?

Duncan.


Duncan.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Singleton" <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Berube conventional gear


>
> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
>
> Duncan & Ami McFadyean wrote:
>> <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
>>
>>> But certainly increases the tendency to ground loop, which often dings 
>>> the prop<
>>
>> That would  be true for the monowheel, with its unhelpful outrigger 
>> geometry (i.e.outrigger axes well behind the mainwheel axle).
>>
>> Duncan McF.
> True for any taildragger. G-BWON (bow legged Swiss gear) broke a leg AND 
> dinged the prop
> Graham
>
>
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