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What defines a "tailstrike"? Can a taildragger suffer one? Some observations:
So on the whole, I would suggest that "tailstrike" means what it sounds like, which is any unintended and potentially damaging impact of the empennage with a relatively static obstacle. The aircraft configuration is not directly significant although obviously the term's particular use depends on the particular context. For such reasons, I think it unhelpful to try and say what a tailstrike is not, as it would be difficult to avoid committing original research. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 10:03, 3 February 2019 (UTC) [Update] But I think we can say that is is a safety-related term in air accident and incident reporting. While it does not seem to be used anywhere else, we do not need to say that, we should just cite the safety usage. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 10:24, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
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What defines a "tailstrike"? Can a taildragger suffer one? Some observations:
So on the whole, I would suggest that "tailstrike" means what it sounds like, which is any unintended and potentially damaging impact of the empennage with a relatively static obstacle. The aircraft configuration is not directly significant although obviously the term's particular use depends on the particular context. For such reasons, I think it unhelpful to try and say what a tailstrike is not, as it would be difficult to avoid committing original research. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 10:03, 3 February 2019 (UTC) [Update] But I think we can say that is is a safety-related term in air accident and incident reporting. While it does not seem to be used anywhere else, we do not need to say that, we should just cite the safety usage. — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 10:24, 3 February 2019 (UTC)