It's a VERY general rule, and those parameters are inter-related. The KR is a bit aft of that generalization, and easy to maneuver, but prone to tipping over onto it's nose.
Aircraft with nose roller training wheels are likely to be non-divergent, but less versatile. You haven't really flown a taildragger 'til you've flown a single place Pitts Ron Freiberger mailto: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: larry flesner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:56 PM To: [email protected]; KRnet Subject: RE: KR> tailwheel geometry/ handling >When the CG gets forward of the leading edge of the wing ( low wing >aircraft ) then true squirliness begins. On a Pitts, with the axle at the >firewall , true squirliness is achieved. >Ron Freiberger ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ron, My non-engineer opinion here is that it is the relationship of the CG to the main gear ground contact point and not so much it's relationship to the wing lead edge. The more rearward the CG is located from the gear ground contact point the more the aircraft wants to "switch ends". The fact that the CG is usually located in the forward portion of the wing would suggest a relationship to the lead edge. Larry Flesner
