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FallDownGoBoom-
Part of the landing gear decision may be dictated by your engine choice. If you're going with a 60 sized engine/prop, you could build it with a trike set up. But if you're going to put in a 75 2S or 90 4S, you're almost forced to go with the tail dragger to get adequate prop clearance with a 13'' prop, especially on a rougher field.
Like the other folks, I'd probably go with a tail dragger.
Unless the gear is taller than the trike gear, there will not be any diferrence between the two. As the airplane rotates, the tail lifts to nuetral and you are at the same stance as the trike. The prop clearance issues stay the same.
Brian
Agreed, but the only exception to the rule is if you use lots of elevator with a 3ft takeoff into a vertical climb!
haha My SS 40 with the OS 55ax does this easily, though not common place.
Ya thinking about it, I have very little issues with any of my tail draggers. As soon as you start adding in a steerable nose gear I can forsee issues. I think I'll build it a tail dragger as well, and most likely save the retract option for the next build since I'll have the plans.
I'll let you know when I get started. Today my nose is running like crazy from all the CA fumes last night, lol. (reinforced all the glue joints on my 30% Edge).