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RAF biplane tailskids

Were the tailskids on RAF fighters like Bulldogs & Furies a generic design?

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By: skyskooter - 18th September 2013 at 22:09

Try this for a view of a Bristol Bulldog rear fuselage skeleton showing the tail skid.
http://www.colinusher.info/Model%20Aircraft/images.html

Download Aeromodeller 6502 then open and look for page 50. From Colin Usher’s excellent website.

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By: Black Knight - 18th September 2013 at 17:31

Thanks for that, can’t find any decent pics of a Bulldogs so was hoping the Hawkers might be the same as there’s some to photograph

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By: powerandpassion - 18th September 2013 at 13:55

Skids ain’t skids

Were the tailskids on RAF fighters like Bulldogs & Furies a generic design?

Bristol Bulldog tailskid and rubber suspension system is entirely different to Hawker Hart family tailskid and suspension system.
Perhaps aircraft from the same designer, as seqential designs, had common components, which would be logical, eg Hawker Hart and Hawker Fury.

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