WRB, You notice that I said "low vertical CG." The W-1 and W1A had rather light wings and the pilot's seat was fairly low to the ground. Also, it landed fairly slowly.
Syd On Apr 4, 2010, at 5:02 PM, William R. Bayne wrote: > > Hi Syd, > > The W-1 and W-1A were of high wing design! > > Regards, > > WRB > > -- > > On Apr 4, 2010, at 13:59, Syd Cohen wrote: > > > > > > > Frank, > > > > Trailing link or not, ALL tricycle gear airplanes have their main gear > > located behind the center of gravity of the airplane. If it were > > ahead of the CG, the airplane would fall on it's tail whenever on the > > ground. Taildraggers, on the other hand, have their main gear located > > ahead of the CG, and the tail rides on the tailwheel. > > > > Three conditions are required for crosswind landings in a crab: 1. > > Main gear that has been engineered to take the side loads of the > > crosswind touchdown; 2. Main gear located behind the CG; and 3. Low > > vertical CG of the airplane, such as a low wing design. The plane > > must have all 3. > > > > Syd >
