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=== Why is piloting a tail wheel airplane so difficult? === | === Why is piloting a tail wheel airplane so difficult? === | ||
A tail wheel airplane, often called a taildragger or conventional landing gear, is an airplane where the centerline landing gear is positioned behind the two main landing gear located further outboard.{{efn|The tail wheel in a conventional landing gear configuration can be designed operate in one of four modes: | A tail wheel airplane, often called a taildragger or conventional landing gear, is an airplane where the centerline landing gear is positioned behind the two main landing gear located further outboard.{{efn|The tail wheel in a conventional landing gear configuration can be designed operate in one of four modes: | ||
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<th>Mode</th> | |||
<th>Description</th> | |||
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<td>Locked</td> | |||
<td>Wheel remains fixed</td> | |||
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<td>Steerable</td> | |||
<td>Wheel controlled by pilot</td> | |||
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<td>Steerable + Castering</td> | |||
<td>Wheel controlled by pilot until outside of limits, then castering</td> | |||
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<td>Castering</td> | |||
<td>Wheel rotates at will</td> | |||
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Note, however, that no aircraft uses all four and most aircraft only use two.}} | Note, however, that no aircraft uses all four and most aircraft only use two.}} | ||