"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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My first dumb question for the day:

With all the renewed Cub interest due to LSA, I haven't see any available
with tricycle gear. Have I just missed them, or is there a fundamental
reason (e.g. low thrust line would make propeller too small) why no one is
making them?

P.S. If purists want to eviscerate me for using "Cub" and "tricycle" in
the same sentence, I'll consider myself eviscerated!

They are out there. I havn't seen a tri-gear J-3, but I've seen pictures of
old Champs. They moved the mains back and added a nose gear. Probably took
quite a bit of structural work.

Why not a tail dragger? Solo time seems to be about the same, and you'll be
a better pilot for it???