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Old 01-10-2003 | 05:17 PM
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How much space is enough space between the tip of the prop and the ground with Tricycle landing gear? I fly off asphalt.

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Old 01-10-2003 | 05:21 PM
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I've flown trikes with as little as 1/2" or so clearance, but the occasional hard bounce
will eat up your props. I'd say shoot for an inch, if you can get it, and anything more is great.

At least as important as clearance, is getting the attitude of the airplane correct.
Shoot for straight and level, though a "nose up" of a few degrees won't hurt.
Some can handle a "nose-down" attitude, as well, but on some of my trikes, they
really wanted to stick to the ground when setup like that, and you had to horse em up.
With level, or an ever-so-slight nose up attitude, the plane will practically fly itself off.
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Depends on the pilots landing skill.1/4 " IF YOU'RE GOOD,1 to 2 " can be to close if you're a hard lander.
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I would recommend that you see how much the gear flexes and make sure that you have that much clearance
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Im running a TT 46 Pro and if I use a 9x6 It looks as if I will have a hair under 1.5" with the nose pitched up a degree or so. With a 10x6 I have 1" even. The gear shouldnt flex too much and Im using the low bounce DuBro tires.
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