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Old 10th Feb 2017, 19:28
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Originally Posted by Chuck Glider
Is it not also the case that with a tailwheeler, tail-down the CoG is a little farther behind the mains than if doing a wheeler, so any tendency for the tail to wag the dog will be magnified.
Yes, but the further forward it is the more chance of a nose over.
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