giornata impegnata oggi, poco tempo per fare ricerche, comunque vedo che le stesse discussioni le fanno anche i proprietari di aerei fullsize. Posto che toe-in= convergenti (come dite voi) toe-out=divergenti (come sostengo io) ecco alcuni contributi che confermano che le mie impressioni/convinzioni non sono tanto strampalate (nb, tratti da forum di aviazione reale)
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Dont know how they came from the factory but all the aircraft that I have restored have been straight to slightly toed out. I string a centerline down the center of fuselage using a plumb bob from the lower rudder hinge and the center of the firewall about 30 ft in front of the aircraft and then string along the side of the tire or wheel 30ft and get the differances equal. I prefer a slight toe out. When landing on one wheel in a cross wind it wont want to tuck under. Every airplane that I have restored has been grossly uneven. This is only my opinion.
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Jim Wilson, a very knowledgeable South Carolina A&P and antique aircraft restorer, says his Fairchild KR2 biplane had the deserved reputation of being a beast to land when he bought it because of toe-in. He toed-out the gear and solved the problem. It seems reasonable that a plane should tend to head in the direction it is leaning when on one wheel.
Ron
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Gosh, Ron - it is nice to hear someone else say that. I have always thought that toe-in made airplanes skittish - we have a Cub out here with about 3/4" toe-in, and it won't take half the crosswind a properly set-up Cub will take. I was out this afternoon in my J-3 (zero toe-in/out) and it tracks straight as an arrow in 21 Kt (reported) quartering cross-wind. About eight will get my attention in the toe-in bird.
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