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Tailwheel Spitfire Mosquito Hurricane

I seek to know if these planes have a system of locking of tailwheel. :confused:

I don’t find confirmations or d’ invalidations.

Would you have sources ?

Thx !! 🙂

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By: BlueRobin - 15th April 2009 at 16:45

Must have swung like a b****? Rufus Heald once told me that when on Typoons they took off with the left brake locked on to counteract the torque!

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By: Bruce - 15th April 2009 at 16:24

No, they are fully castoring on all types.

On Spitfires with retractable tail legs, there is a self centring mechanism, but it is not lockable as such.

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