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tailwheel
- Definição1
- A small wheel under the tail of an aircraft.
- Fonte1
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Definição2
- A wheel located at the aft end of the fuselage and the aft of the main landing gear. Airplanes with such wheel are referred to as tail-wheel type or conventional landing gear airplane.
- Fonte2
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte3
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot’s handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em:
- Nota Adicional1
- Airplanes with conventional landing gear are sometimes referred to as tailwheel airplanes. When the third wheel is located on the nose, it is called a nosewheel, and the design is referred to as a tricycle gear. A steerable nosewheel or tailwheel permits the airplane to be controlled throughout all operations while on the ground. Most aircraft are steered by moving the rudder pedals, whether nosewheel or tailwheel.
- Contexto
- Most aircraft are steered by moving the rudder pedals, whether nosewheel or tailwheel.
- Subárea
- Aircraft Structure
- Related Term
- nosewheel
- Français
- roulette de queue