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Old 23rd Nov 2015, 15:53
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
(although stopping power is presumably reduced if you've no front tyres).
Actually better. A lower nose will reduce the wing alpha increasing weight on the main wheels and also increase the horizontal tail plane alpha increasing its downward force. Plus the drag of the now not very round front pair.

Steering, however, might be a problem.
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