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May 13th 10, 07:02 PM
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk @See My Sig.com wrote in message
... "Peter Dohm" wrote in message ... With the quest for efficiency, in recent years, most of the newer tri-gear designs have featured free castering nose wheels. That has certainly reduced the aerodynamic drag of the nose wheel; Moving it to the back and reducing the size by a factor of 4 would do even more... -- Not quite as much as I had personally supposed, but still a usefull amount. All the same, I'm learning to love the tailwheels. 
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May 13th 10, 08:34 PM
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Why can't the tailwheel be faired? Maybe with something flexible, like
silicone rubber.
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May 13th 10, 08:53 PM
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On May 13, 3:34*pm, "Jon Woellhaf" wrote:
Why can't the tailwheel be faired? Maybe with something flexible, like silicone rubber. Yes, that or just pay the $43.60. http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/...sc&product=twf --- Mark
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May 14th 10, 02:16 AM
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Jon Woellhaf wrote:
Why can't the tailwheel be faired? Maybe with something flexible, like silicone rubber. Some vintage tailwheels WERE faired or retracted. Brian W
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