Dan wrote in news:aa1217cc-4781-4e11-8777-
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On Mar 9, 7:20 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote in news:42b5622c-9f2a-4376-814a-
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On Mar 9, 7:07 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

It's part of the STC to remove it when it's converted to a Pacer,
but
it
hadn't been done for some reason.

Bertie

Thought so.

I just wonder who came up with that Tri Pacer gear...
=

Who came up with it? Probably Pug Piper. It was just to meet the
demand
for more milk stools in the fifties. A number of airplanes were
modified
by the factories to trike configuration. the C 170 the 180 and 140,
for
instance and the particularly unfortunate WACO N.

Bertie

Bertie

Yikes.. that was a selling point? It looks like it's about to tip over
if the Line boy sneezes...

What, the Tripacer? They're not too bad, but they go better without the
nosewheel.
Manufacturers were trying to increase sales and make flying more
accesible. Many were put off by the requirement of older airplanes to
actually be flown so nosewheels were added and various other mutilations
were carried out. The Cessna 170 is a much nicer flying airpane than a
172, for instance.


Bertie