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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Feb 2021, 09:01

Replies: 136

Aircraft with unusual landing gear configurations

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Posted By DH106

I suspect the splaying out of the gear was...

I suspect the splaying out of the gear was probably concerned with ground handling - making the wheel track wider than the very narrow track that would have resulted if the struts were vertical. A...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Feb 2021, 13:34

Replies: 136

Aircraft with unusual landing gear configurations

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Posted By DH106

Just been reading about the YB-60 prototype of a...

Just been reading about the YB-60 prototype of a jet powered B-36 bomber - with a swept wing and 8x jet engines in a similar layout to the B-52.
Anyway, the swept wing gave some C. of G. issues on...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Feb 2021, 22:38

Replies: 136

Aircraft with unusual landing gear configurations

Views: 37,711

Posted By DH106

I wonder - did the Trident's nose wheels have...

I wonder - did the Trident's nose wheels have brakes on them then - not for stopping the aircraft but for halting the wheelspin on retraction, since the sideways retraction would involve tilting the...

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