Re: Toe in or toe out?? For Taildraggers

Re: Toe in or toe out?? For Taildraggers

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Toe in or toe out?? For Taildraggers DonMorrisey 11-15-2006
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:12:55 GMT, Ed Sullivan <ebs0431@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>On 15 Nov 2006 09:22:13 -0800, "DonMorrisey" <donmorrisey@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Howdy.
>>
>>I am at the point in my project where I am lining up the landing gear.
>>Based on what I have 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 would throw it out here to see what the brain trust has to say on
>>this topic. Thanks. Don....
>
>As one who has experienced both conditions on a Baby Lakes and a
>Jungster two I can definitely state that you dont want toe in. If you
>dont believe me....try it.
>
>Ed Sullivan


I have always been of the opinion that a bit of toe out would mitigate
ground looping somewhat. Toe in can , in my opinion, definitely
contribute to the tendancy to ground-loop.

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