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Old 06-14-2016, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by acdii
This... All my taildraggers have the axle on the LE of the wing, that includes my Cub, T-Clips, and Something Extra. My LT-40 mey or may not be on the LE, could be slightly forward, but I dont have a pic of it at the moment to verify, all I know is it handles perfectly on the ground.
If you are flying from a grass strip that is probably the best location. The older taildraggers had them at about the leading edge, but more modern planes moved them a bit back partly because some were using retracts but also because they were using more paved runways. Reason is that on a grass runway then a pothole or rock will bounce the nose up or cause the nose to tip down. But for landings that are not straight on then the grass doesn't grab as much as asphalt so there is a smaller possibility of a ground loop with the gear back a bit. But with the large tail areas of the Kadet this should not be critical.