[QUOTE=WHBM;11353547]True of most aircraft, but the Strat, unusually, approached nose-down, and commonly landed nosewheel first. I've no idea why, but that's how it was. The linked article, above, makes reference to how heavyweight the nosegear was.
I was both amused and concerned at the same time at our airfield not long ago to see a student 'wheelbarrowing' along when landing a PA28. Presumably training aircraft are similarly reinforced all round.[/QUOTE
Wheel barrowing in a light aircraftvof low weight is nowhere near the same but, you are likely to damage the prop and shock load the engine
The article about strats should be taken with a pinch of salt
Plenty of videos around showing Strats taking off and landing with minimal positive pitch attitudes which was normal. To take off on the nosewheel would require a hell of a lot of wing incidence
Last edited by bean; 24th Dec 2022 at 12:12.