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Old January 14th 04, 04:28 PM
Mark James Boyd
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Alan Baker wrote:

Project Dog Whistle. LOL

And Bill rightly points out that if the thrust
is behind the CG, any yaw at low speeds means
a ground loop on takeoff unless the tailwheel is
firmly tracking.


No it doesn't. The thrust is always directed through the centre of mass.

It's position of the main wheel with respect to the CM that matters for
a ground loop...

Alan Baker


Correct. I'm mixing apples and oranges. In our Sparrowhawk design,
the engine(s) thrust is through the center of mass, so this
doesn't matter.

I wonder about the Genesis mock-up, where this may not be the case.