Well certainly, a person could. But the whole idea is in keeping with a "scale" image and having a "drag" like the old airplanes did, instead of a steerable tailwheel. Therein lies the problem in trying to taxi. The old airplanes flew from an "aerodrome" instead of an airstrip. An "aerodrome" was an actual flying field instead of a series of airstrips like we have now. Hence, they could always line up and take off or land literally into the wind. Sometimes (often?), taking off directly into the wind entailed support from the ground crew....

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