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Old 18th Aug 2015, 16:48
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Tu.114
 
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The ATR seems to be a bit prone to unwanted tipping. A long fuselage, a tricycle-type gear and the main door in the rear is a nasty mixture when all the passengers storm to the exit for disembarkation. I have often seen a little strut inserted below the rear fuselage for ground operations, as seen here:


Also, the Ilyushin 62 showed this characteristic. For loading and unloading, a retractable tail strut was installed to keep the nose wheel down.

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