What do all you guys think of converting my RV4 to tricycle gear?
I have been told to wheel land it at 80 MPH.
That is a field length penalty and a much worse crash if you screw
up.
As I understand it they are dangerous in cross wind landings. I have
a friend with one that refuses to fly under sever cross wind
conditions.
Paul Lamar

It's not the beginning of April already is it ?
John


No john I am serious.  I have already spent $1000 with
some jerk up in Oregon trying to teach me to wheel land at 80 MPH.
Actually most of the time was spent  doing 360's just  under the overcast
and just above the trees like I needed to do that :)

When a tail wheel airplane first touches a paved runway with
any cross wind component at all the side force is ahead of the
CG and by any definition that is severe instability.
Tails wheels were designed back in the days when dirt air fields
were 2 miles square and you could always land into the wind.

Also the coefficient of friction of  rubber tires on dirt or grass is much
less than on pavement.
I don't want to be put in position of either running out of gas
or landing in a cross wind with a tail wheel.
Paul Lamar


Hi Paul

You will need to install the fuse reinforcement like the 6, other
than that it would be a bolt on conversion.
Ben Lane


Thanks for the tip Ben. That sounds great.

Paul Lamar

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