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Old 12-10-2003 | 10:55 AM
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Default RE: Building the 7th Chadwick

If you move the gear mount forward, the location of the extended gear will move closer to the CG, and will reduce the amout of actual weight on the nose gear at rest. It also make the plane hard to handle on the ground, as the nose wheel steering does not work as well. Nose wheel tends to loose contact with the ground, before enough speed is achieved to make the rudders effective. I found this out the hard way on my wing P-38.