Texas Taildraggers

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Since the 150 was never intended to be a conventional gear airplane,
the rudder is a little small.

That's why the 140 is probably a better tailwheel airplane.

Bill Hale

And the TT looks really goofey with those short gear legs and short prop.
An early 150 converted to a tail dragger with 140 gear legs looks much
better and gets the prop up in the air where it belongs.. Then again, why
buy a fake when one can buy the original. Many 120 and 140s have had O-200s
installed and they quite handily out perform a 150 nose wheel or otherwise.

"Dave Stadt" writes:

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Since the 150 was never intended to be a conventional gear airplane,
the rudder is a little small.

And the TT looks really goofey with those short gear legs and short prop.
An early 150 converted to a tail dragger with 140 gear legs looks much
better and gets the prop up in the air where it belongs..

I hear that straight-tail 150's do better as taildraggers than
swept-tail ones. Is that true?

Ari.

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The TT's gear is the original gear moved forward, so that its
deck angle on the ground is shallow; that raises takeoff and landing
speeds since you can't get the nose higher. Besides, I've flown several
aircraft that use O-200s and I still can't figure out where all that
power goes in a 150. The other airplanes perform much better. Old
straight-tail, no-back-window 150s were faster, lighter and better
overall performers; I think the sharp profile change needed when they
stuck that window in must have hurt the airplane.
Find a real taildragger.

Dan

Try a Maule - you can drag tail and carry stuff too!

wrote:
The TT's gear is the original gear moved forward, so that its
deck angle on the ground is shallow; that raises takeoff and landing
speeds since you can't get the nose higher. Besides, I've flown several
aircraft that use O-200s and I still can't figure out where all that
power goes in a 150. The other airplanes perform much better. Old
straight-tail, no-back-window 150s were faster, lighter and better
overall performers; I think the sharp profile change needed when they
stuck that window in must have hurt the airplane.
Find a real taildragger.

Dan

Maule Driver writes:

Try a Maule - you can drag tail and carry stuff too!

Quite a bit more expensive, aren't they? Plus you have to deal with
fabric... It would be nice to have the gross weight, but I don't
really need it in 85% of my flying.

Ari.

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K. Ari Krupnikov wrote:

Quite a bit more expensive, aren't they?

The cheapest flyable ones will definitely cost you more than a TT 150. The
fabric is not a problem if the paint was properly chosen and applied, but you
never know if that's the case.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

George Patterson writes:

K. Ari Krupnikov wrote:
Quite a bit more expensive, aren't they?

The cheapest flyable ones will definitely cost you more than a TT
150. The fabric is not a problem if the paint was properly chosen and
applied, but you never know if that's the case.

I'm buying my first airplane, so bear with me. Where I live, hangar
space is tough to come by (SF Bay area). I was under the impression
that it's not a good idea to keep a fabric airplane outside, so I
figured an all-metal TT would work better.

Also, I've never flown a Maule. Is anybody in NorCal willing to give
me a ride if I pay for gas?

Ari.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to

....fish and you'll be hearing about non-renewable resources for the
rest of your life.

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George Patterson wrote:

K. Ari Krupnikov wrote:


Quite a bit more expensive, aren't they?


The cheapest flyable ones will definitely cost you more than a TT 150.
The fabric is not a problem if the paint was properly chosen and
applied, but you never know if that's the case.

If the Aviation Consumer reviews of Maule planes are any indication,
odss are good that it wasn't painted properly. That has been
consistently cited as a problem with Maules.