BOY AM I GLAD THAT THIS IS JUST AN OPINION. Because it surly not a fact, N357CJ had a true airspeed of 183,6 mph @ 450 MSL the other night at 6 gph- I have never taken offence to the nose vs. tail wheel before but your tone is absolutely arrogant Joe Horton Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:28:24 -0800 laser...@juno.com writes: > Derek Wrote, > > "Im thinking I want to a trigear on my kr Im not really in love with > the > taildragger. Let me know if you think that would be a ok idea" > > I think it's a terrible idea! Not only will you ruin the looks of > the > airplane (Look what a nosegear did to the Pacer! Turned a graceful > design into the butt of many jokes!) but I see that Dan says it will > go 5 > MPH slower. 5 MPH slower at what speed? Since drag increases in > inverse > proportion to speed, that means the higher your airspeed, the slower > you > will go! > > Why give up performance and looks just for some temporary ease of > ground > handling? You'll soon get used to the conventional gear and it will > seem > just as natural to you as the tri-gear does to the tricycle guys. > Pushing a draggy old strut around everywhere you go just doesn't > seem > natural. > > Mike > ____________________________________________________________ Looking for insurance? Compare and save today. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m276KRCV7Uhh2i91CUAkP7B6Q7DaD67jjpXpBjHlDB2JJ76/
