Skycather's not TOO ugly, just needs tailwheel

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Bertie

Not in every case. The Zenith 601XL is a couple of knots slower in the
tail dragger configuration and about the same weight.

Really? How?


It's very anecdotal because with EX-HBs it's hard to know that they were
built the same. But there is one out there that started life as a trike
and was later converted to a conventional and it was slower.

In no case has any tail wheel 601XL owner reported speed faster than a
same engined tri-gear. It may be something with the 601XL but it's out
there. Nobody really thought there would be a speed boost with the tail
wheel but a reduction in speed surprised many.