Taming a Taildragger
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2021
- I have been asked many times if I could share my thoughts on flying a taildragger RC plane.
Please take some time and do your own research. There are many who state that Toe-In is correct, but have never set Toe themselves. I know many who tamed an Ultralight or Light Sport Plane by adding a bit of Toe-Out.
I have set up all my giant scale planes (150-197") with .5 to 1.5 degrees of Toe-Out.
Also, look here-
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Great video. thank you for sharing. the tip about the wheels helped me a lot. So far I could only start my Corsair (1600mm wingspan) on grass because it was not controllable on pavement. After seeing this video I adjusted the wheels slightly outwards (toe out) and tried it out today. what a difference. I successfully started from the pavement for the first time today 😊. It is so much better now. Thanks.
Glad it helped! Rock ON!
Looking at the prop wash on a boat. It is easy to see that it goes in a spiral and not straight. Planes are the same. The prop wash hits the left side of the rudder and pushes the tail to the right. Ease into the throttle until the airflow over the tail is enough to make it effective
If there is enough to raise the tail, it is enough to help it weather vane. Smoothly advance the throttle to reach flying speed. Some planes may need down elevator so they don't get airborne too soon.
Great advice, especially the jabbing or tapping of the rudder to keep it aligned, and not gunning the take off. Im not sure if there is a term for it but intuitively to me it seems that if you hit the throttle hard and “throw” the plane in the air, yes you achieved lift, but you did not achieve control and thats where things go south. Really good advice, nice video instruction!
Thanks!
I think learning on grass is a good idea too cause they are a little easier to learn how!
110% Agree.
This video just knocks you in the face in a good way. Let's go! Practice and dominate...love it.
We love tailwheel ops! Nice work
Thanks!
DAG you are a Legend in putting the facts on the table and encouraging people to get into things Please Keep Them coming when you have Time Many Thanks
Thanks!! just love doing what I do!! :)
Cool tip about having a little toe out on mains. Seemed a bit counter intuitive but now Understand why. Cheers.
Glad it helped! Thanks!
Good presentation..."Happy Feet" is the term used by many in full scale aviation to describe the constant back and forth working of the rudder to hold your line and tame P factor. How that affects things I believe should be part of the taildragger conversation. It's important for a student (in my opinion) to understand what P factor is going to do and why so they have a plan (expect more right rudder needed of course) to counter it. I also teach to think about the wind conditions and if its a cross wind think about which way it will cause the plane to weather vane and how that will affect the correction. I find this mental preparation before takeoff and landing helps greatly...it seems to make it more intuitive...it feels as if you are correcting ahead of it when you are actually just right on time rather than trying to correct after a deviation from center. As you well know...if you get too far behind a taildragger you are along for the ride at that point.
Dance on those rudders! For sure. P factor is only one of FOUR different left turning tendencies for tailwheels, and it only happens at low airspeeds and high angles of attack. The ones that affect you while still ON the ground are spiraling slipstream, torque, and in a tailwheel, gyroscopic precession (from raising the tail). Keep on learnin! Good stuff, Dag214!
My experience with the fms super ez must have spoilt me. It was the easiest plane to fly in every possible condition. Maybe taking off grass prevented a lot of wiggling that you'll get on hard surfaces.
Thank u valuable info I needed😅
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for an awesome video Dag! What does camber do to the handling of a taildragger?
I have only tested the toe, not camber. It's something I have thought of testing. Maybe one day. :)
And about convention land gears. 0 toe or what is the relarion?
If it is a tricycle gear, I have everything at zero. If it is a tail dragger, I have 1.5-2.0 degrees toe out. I hope that answers your question. :)
@@dagtheaviator Thank's
Around 1:30 - The taildragger's wheels should be toe out or in? The case for "in" makes sense here: www.modelairplanenews.com/tame-your-tail-dragger/ and here www.balsaworkbench.com/?page_id=926
I now have 36 people who have shared with me that their warbirds land like a new plane with toe out. Thanks for the input.
acversailles.free.fr/documentation/08~Documentation_Generale_M_Suire/Train_d%27atterrissage/Train_principal/Reglages/Landing_gears_toe_in_or_toe_out.pdf
ruclips.net/video/BgDn4p_EBrc/видео.html
That's fascinating - the consideration of centripetal loading and the height difference between the CG and landing gear. Seems like the problem is much more than a simple "yaw only" top view sketch.