Yeager Oops

I'm sure you have more time in the SNJ than I have, but ever since I
went through Navy basic in one, I've thought of it as a pretty docile
airplane.

Kids who had never been in an airplane were soloing it in about 12
hours, so it couldn't have been very difficult to fly or land; and if
there were any groundloops while I was there, there were so few of
them I have no memory of them.

Perhaps it was because we learned to three-point it. In fact, our
instructors were happiest if we "one-pointed" it, with the tail wheel
hitting first.

vince norris

I would respectfully disagree with you on this assessment of the T6.

And I must respectfully disagree with you.

You don't seem to have read my posting very carefully.

an extremely narrow gear spread on the ground;

I don't see how you can call it an "extremely narrow gear spread." It
may have been narrower than that of a P-51, P-47 or SB2C, but was
hardly "extremely narrow." The Bf 109 gear was "extremely narrow."

The problem occurs in roll out as the speed bleeds down past rudder
effectiveness

You seem to be talking about wheel landings. I said we learned to
land with the tail wheel solidly on the ground, and keep it there.

Remember, even back in the old days, either in the Navy with the SNJ or the
AirForce with the T6.....you didn't touch a T6 until you had gotten passed
primary and they felt you could handle the airplane.

Again, you don't seem to have read my posting. I said that kids WHO
HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN AIRPLANE were soloing the SNJ in about 12 hours.

I suspect that something quite unusual caused Yeager's accident.
Perhaps a blown tire or a bad brake.

vince norris