"DonMorrisey" wrote in message
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| Howdy.
|
| I'm at the point in my project where I'm lining up the landing gear.
| Based on what I've found from various sources there seems to be many
| schools of thought asto whether the main gear on a taildragger should
| toe in or out and how much????
|
| Thought I'd throw it out here to see what the brain trust has to say
on
| this topic. Thanks. Don....
|

I know you have gotten responses supporting toe out on the main gear
which is just the opposite of what I was told by a Cessna A&P some years
ago.

His explanation, as I remember it, is that a slight amount of toe in is
desirable because as the aiplane started to groundloop, say to the left,
the left wheel would be more in line with forward motion and the right
wheel would be causing drag by the sideways scuffing action. Toe out
would reverse the above which would contribute to the loss of control.

Here is a 1948 Cessna service letter supporting toe in from the factory:
http://www.cessna120-140.org/Library..._Cessna_56.htm

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