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Old 15th December 2006 | 12:43
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panda-k-bear
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From: Canadia, the French bit
Taildragging

old-timer mentioned, when discussing the Attacker, the unusual taildragging configuration.

In fact the Me262 was originally a taildragger but was eventually redesigned with a nosegear due to control and braking issues with the orginal configuration.

The Russians followed suit with the Yak-15 (NATO reporting name "Feather") which was another early taildragging jet fighter, amongst others in the Eastern Block.
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