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Old 05-30-2003 | 03:03 PM
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Default taildragger landing

Most tail draggers are higher performance planes. The wing type on these requires a faster flying speed to maintain lift. Some taildraggers can be landed with a nose high attitude and still maintain good forward speed which will result in a 3 point landing. Others will slow down too much and stall if you raise the nose that much on landing. These planes therefore need to be landed on the main wheels first. Most warbirds are in this category. Therefore it will depend on the plane.