BRS wrote:It seems that Trike gear sonex's are not so common. I've been wondering about the differences and what trike drives like and wonder about those of you who have flown both the trike and TW. Since I operate on a soft (this time of year) sod field, I generally use my best short field takeoff technique. I got to thinking about the geometry of the two configurations and figure it would be possible to get more angle of attack in a trike (mains on the ground). This would lend it's self to shorter take-off & landing rolls. What do you think?
BRS wrote:It seems that Trike gear sonex's are not so common. I've been wondering about the differences and what trike drives like and wonder about those of you who have flown both the trike and TW. Since I operate on a soft (this time of year) sod field, I generally use my best short field takeoff technique. I got to thinking about the geometry of the two configurations and figure it would be possible to get more angle of attack in a trike (mains on the ground). This would lend it's self to shorter take-off & landing rolls. What do you think?
OneTallShort wrote:The tail skid (on the nose dragger) and the tail wheel also sit at about the same plane, so I doubt that you can get much more AOA without engaging the tow hook. ;-)
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