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Old 11th January 2014, 15:50
Charles Bavarois Charles Bavarois is offline
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Re: Aerodynamic Penalty: Fixed Tail Wheel Bf-109G

Hello guys,

Messerschmitt did some tests in late 1943 and filed a report on 14. January 1944. They found, that at sea-level the large tailwheel cost 12 Km/h and the tailwheel with the longer strut 17 km/h.

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Carl
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