wheels . wheels ! Youwant Wheels .
Id used 2 3/4 ballon tyres ( well , round not yr tundra tyre ) you felt the tailplane go through the wheel wash , on tight insides , when it was going for it ( working in a breeze )
cant remember it somersaulting or suchlike , on a sometimes unmown field . To soft for the council tractor in the wet season . Are a factor in ' trim ' , but dont sink or bury .
Even trike gear , the noseleg can take a pounding , you need ' full up ' so the weights of it , initially . So you could do with the round tyre on the front , for landings .
the 1 1/2 on the Phantom , likely half responsable for the nose eventually falling off . you want a torsion bar or loop in the legs .
Traditionally , Fuse. mounted gear for grass . As with wing mounted gear you can bend a leg doing hourglasses at night with no lights .
With the ' little wheels ' on it , you tend to ' drift it in ' , Hold off , low , so as to loose most of the airspeed . If you let it stall , below six inches , it 's possable to hit full up
after its on the deck , as it dosnt always bounce .
Taliking of TORPEDO's .
actually , its a RV 7A ! .
but the shapes about right , Bar the front of something is the node point or something . Paspellum uncut used to whip back and through the covering . Otherwise its V T O L .
( for NO wheels )
carrier hooks would be better , then it'd stop . Detachable gear , so it can be straightened unattached , makes sense . the whole weight / durability thing .
Blah Blah .
this Aircraft tundra tyre , is untreaded . Likely a smooth tyre , on rouh surfaces , is better with the less grip , so the camber / bump steer isnt so bad . ( cambered / Bumpy surface - directing plane )
Sounds like it'd be better to have a few sets of landing gear , to suit . tarmac , bowling green , and hay field ! .
theres the wheel fairings , to gather grass stalks & trip the plane , too .
You dont need floats , as long as you dont stop , on water . ACTUALLY , long skiny aerodynamic floats give very good take offs & landings , on less well maintained fields .
but you need 5/32 wire , particularly for the front leg . preferably both . unsprung you get the odd thump & bang , on bumps , but seem to hold out well.
Plus you get extra ' area ' working . Which helps more than hinders ! .
Theyre 1 : 10 A.R. wheel fairings ! ( without the wheels ) . Id contemplated , wheel , no wheel , etc ad infinitum. but couldnt find any waterproof . dont mention SALT . Its a no - go .
considerable area works . Foist Flt. with a .40 Torpedo , it waffled along semi stalled - 10 deg. nose up , Tailplane & floats working , wing in buffet / semi stalled . so there !
kept it STRAIGHT - and the ' Ski effect ' of 30 inches x 2 , were giving as much lift as the wing . So skids , Skis , or somesuch , without wheels , would cut the air cleaner than big round tyres .
the Mc hine swapped the pitchers about . Tough titty .
Heres you CURTISS Model E wheelless wheel fairing . Otherwise known as flying boat hull . About the right shape for on the ends of the gear legs , wheelless . And Art deco Cool .
as well as being pretty basic to knock out a ' test Set ' upturned nose so as not to get caught by grass ./
or copy this Tip float shape /
https://www.kitplanes.com/nothing-small-about-it/Long Grass winding round axxles , ifits that bad , used to mow with prop & get cuttings stuck all over , on take off (trike gear ) wore the prop down , so wood props a no No .
PLUS the wheels'd wanna be further forward . Anyway . So as to not tipup . NEEDS to be axle under L E at ' the club ' field . ive FINALLY discovered . For good Landings .
adios .
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