the CG on the 109 is right at the at Landing gear joins the wing and the Spit CG is about halfway on the front fuselage tank . Eyeballing it makes the spit about 6"aft of the undercart . and for FYI the wheels are toed out on all tail draggers to prevent groundloops
the CG on the 109 is right at the at Landing gear joins the wing and the Spit CG is about halfway on the front fuselage tank . Eyeballing it makes the spit about 6"aft of the undercart . and for FYI the wheels are toed out on all tail draggers to prevent groundloops
Theoretically that would actually make the 109 easier to handle on the ground but you now would have to consider the height of the the MLG. The toe out on all aircraft isn't necessarily correct - some have the wheels straight and I think gear height, wheel base and of course torque would also determine if there is any toe out configuration.
I don't know the physics of why they are toed out but 3 different people have tried explaining it to me but I got to see it on a napkin to understand . But the gist of it is that in X-wind landing it allows for ...... and thats as far as i go