No Reno video would be complete with out some footage of a Sea Fury with its tailwheel hanging out!
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Re: Reno 1985
Having come into the game of making information about RENO more available to the world many years ago, it just amazes me at how MUCH wonderful content is easily available today via the Internet and astute "surfers"!
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Only I believe that tailwheel is actually fixed...
Seems like it sometimes doesn't it?Last edited by Idaho_cowpony; 02-13-2014, 01:15 AM.Comment
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It is fixed why is that? I assume this would have been Richard Drury's Sea Fury N613RD.Originally posted by Idaho_cowpony View PostComment
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Maybe for similar reasons that Post War Mustangs, in many cases, had fixed tail gears.Comment
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Many, if not most, of the German target tug Sea Furies were operated with fixed tailwheels. At least the two seat ones anyway. I imagine it had to do with reliability and maintenance issues and, in many cases, the decision was made that simplicity was more important than a very small perfomance gain. N613RD was one of those ex-German tugs which probably explains the situation. The Royal Navy Historic Flight's late, lamented two seater WG655 was also an ex-tug and had a fixed tail wheel.
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Re: Reno 1985
Hard to believe that was almost 30 years ago...man, I feel old sometimes.
Mark Johnson
Strega Fan since 1997Comment
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The prop appears fixed as well.Comment
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"Stuff was broke, it had to be locked down."Comment
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Prophetic words :
"We haven't hurt anybody bad, yet."
Rick Brickert, ironically eight years later he was the first unlimited pilot killed at Reno while flying on the race course.Comment
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