tiger 2 tail dragger?
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From: owatonna,
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Hello I have a Goldberg tiger 2 arf that I have been flying for about a year ..this was my first plane after working on the buddy box so I am a quick learner. And now I want to step it up a bit and convert it into a tail dragger, does anybody have an idea where I can get this kit or one that you think is good?
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You can easily convert your trike gear to a taildragger if you wish. The thing that you have to do is get the main wheels center (axels) close to the front of the wing. This allows enough weight to be acting on the tail wheel to keep it down. You should be able to go to a local hobby shop or Tower hobbies and get a simple tail wheel assembly and fit it to your plane. Carl Goldberg make good units.
All that you may have to do to get your wheels in the right place is swap the landing gear from one wing to the other. This is if it is a wire gear. Or if it is a duraluminum gear, mount it just in front of the wing under the fuel tank area.
This is an easy modification and it is a good move for you to become a better pilot. I test flew a Tiger 2 for someone that set his up this way and it was very easy to take off and land.
Just remember to hold full up elevator when taxiing and be ready with a little right rudder as your plane begins to roll.
Good luck!
All that you may have to do to get your wheels in the right place is swap the landing gear from one wing to the other. This is if it is a wire gear. Or if it is a duraluminum gear, mount it just in front of the wing under the fuel tank area.
This is an easy modification and it is a good move for you to become a better pilot. I test flew a Tiger 2 for someone that set his up this way and it was very easy to take off and land.
Just remember to hold full up elevator when taxiing and be ready with a little right rudder as your plane begins to roll.
Good luck!
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Check out Dubro Super Strength landing gear, from Tower Hobbies. I just put it on my plane and love it. Doesn't bend like aluminum. $12 I think.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXNM65&P=0
And this tail wheel:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFV47&P=0
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXNM65&P=0
And this tail wheel:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFV47&P=0
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The main gear will mount right in front of the leading edge of the wing. If you find a gearset that will trail rather than go straight out to the sides, make it trail to the rear. It is very stable that way. Ohio Products makes a good tailwheel assy. that uses the bottom of fuse to mount the tailwheel, and a pair of springs that attach to the bottom of the rudder to provide steering that is "shock absorbed". It works well. I finished my Tiger 60 off with a set of U-Can-Do wheel pants (they fit a U-Can-Do 60).
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From: Cape Spencer,
NB, CANADA
Assume it will affect the CG, and check when you're done. Move the battery and receiver to correct, or add lead as required. Hopefully the lead can be avoided, but not always.
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From: Pine Bluff, AR,
The Tiger 2 tends to be on the tail heavy side so adding the gear further to the front only helps. I had three of them, all tail draggers with OS46FX's and they all balanced well with no additional weight added. I put the battery pack under the fuel tank. Great airplane.



