A nose wheeler becomes a taildragger when the wings are folded. There is a YouTube video out there somewhere. Prop clearance may be more relevant?
A nose wheeler becomes a taildragger when the wings are folded. There is a YouTube video out there somewhere. Prop clearance may be more relevant?
Hawker,
Dusty's comments rings true.
Yup, a trigear standing on all three puts the top of the tail at 8 feet.
With the wings folded - a trigear will have the tail a little lower than would be the case with a tail wheel (because of the tailwheel structure vs tailskid). With the wings folded - a trigear will have the top of the tail about eyeball height.
I know of one case where transporting a tailwheel kitfox the prop had to be removed to fit the plane in a trailer. A trigear will place the prop higher with the wings folded than with an equivalent tailwheel due to the location of the main gear.
Dave S
Kitfox 7 Trigear (Flying since 2009)
912ULS Warp Drive
St Paul, MN