Timeline for Is there a good reason why modern airliners can't have conventional landing gears (vs. tricycle landing gears)?
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| Jul 18, 2015 at 7:53 | comment | added | Thunderstrike | @JanHudec Indeed, I was overthinking this; you are correct. | |
| Jul 17, 2015 at 13:23 | history | edited | Thunderstrike | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 17, 2015 at 12:38 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | How the plane is trimmed is independent of the type of the gear. It depends on how far the centre of lift is from the centre of gravity. Tail-draggers have wings further forward, since their main gear is ahead of CoG, but the trim can remain the same and the longer tail gives the elevator more leverage making it more efficient. | |
| Jul 17, 2015 at 10:43 | history | answered | Thunderstrike | CC BY-SA 3.0 |