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Old 12-17-2013, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Kentli22
thanks for the input. i had many take off failure just because the wheels would suddenly change direction once after picking up speed.

its more likely that your plane is turning due to engine torque, unless you have very thin landing gears. Is it possible to flex the wheels significantly with your hand?

Quite honestly for all of the planes I've built I've gone with "straight" in terms of camber or toe in/toe out. You don't spend a lot of time on the ground, and taxiing is at such a slow speed that it shouldn't be an issue. For take-offs and landing, the engine torque is going to dominate anything you do wheel wise…. so go for a stable solid platform.