MatthewB
Banned
I suppose they went with what was working. Perhaps the Lincoln, York and Shackleton were initially designed for grass strip operations, if only for staging and taxiing if not takeoff and landings.The Tudor used as many components of the Lincoln as possible but used a new fuselage where the wing location could be chosen, so why did they choose a tailwheel undercarriage for this aircraft?
Unlike a taildragger’s big fat wheels upfront, a nose wheel equipped aircraft may push itself deep into the wet grass when sitting or taxiing.
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