Chicoartist wrote:
Planenutok wrote:
Now that i look at it a little more I change my guess the elevator-tailwheel. The tail wheel doesn't unlock until stick forward correct???
You know your stuff! CORRECT!
OK, somebody explain in detail why the
stick should not be fully back with the tailwheel cocked over that much ...
Wade
But It could be. Lets say you taxi up and push forward on the stick to unlock the tail wheel. You push left brake and as she turns sharply you stop when you are facing the direction as shown in the photo. Now you decide you want to go straight ahead from the dead stop with the tailwheel turned sideways. You can give it some throttle, push on the right brake and pull the stick back. The tailwheel steering mechanism has a spring loaded plunger so as you move forward the tailwheel pivots and when the plunger lines up with the hole it will drop in. Then you will have tailwheel steering connected to the rudder. It will disengage when you push forward on the stick, but will only engage when the stick is aft and the internal parts, the plunger and the hole line up. The stick could be aft but the steering won't be engaged as shown in the painting.
Rich