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Old 10-01-2004 | 06:54 PM
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Default Conversion to a Tail Dragger

I've checked for a thread dealing with this but can't find one, so if anyone knows of one, please tell me and I'll go there.

Some time ago I graduated from a high wing trainer, tricycle landing gear, and it is now hanging on the wall doing not much, and I thought I might convert it to a tail dragger. My second aircraft is a low wing tricycle landing gear with a YS 53 four stroker.

What's involved? Is it as simple as just moving the gear forward a little and adding some lead to the tail (or taking the lead off the nose), and fixing a tail wheel? Is there more to it than that?

Thanks for your input.