Suitable tailwheel set-ups

[Joel Severinghaus]

Re: Suitable tailwheel set-ups

Anyone want to take my Maule SFS-P8A tundra tailwheel in partial trade for a Lang or Heath? It has only been on my plane for 2 years/75 hours. I'll throw in a spare inner tube. As you can see from my photo there, it gives your ship that rugged, high-clearance, off-road look.

[3Dreaming]

Re: Suitable tailwheel set-ups

Is the Lang really that good? The exploded drawing looks like my Scott 2000 and I hate it. It is going to need replaced this time around and I would like to have a much better unit rather than replacing all those parts and still being disatisfied.

So, is the Lang really better than the Scott?

Jack D.
BC12D
N44057

This question is basically a personal preference. I've used Maule's, Scott's, heath's, but my favorite is the Lang. It's like driving a sports car compared to a dump truck. Tom

[NY86]

Re: Suitable tailwheel set-ups

Is the Lang really that good? The exploded drawing looks like my Scott 2000 and I hate it.

The steering/castoring mechanism is completely different between the 2.

A working Scott 3-24B (2000) is a fine tailwheel, it's just that the design leads to wear on the fork and the arm assembly, which are the 2 most expensive parts...