18-451: T10 may refer to: Aircraft [ edit ] AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing T-10 , an American ultralight aircraft Auster T.10 , a British observation aircraft Carmier Dupoy T.10 , a French sport plane Sukhoi T-10 , a Soviet prototype jet fighter Anatomy [ edit ] Tenth thoracic vertebra Thoracic spinal nerve 10 Automobiles [ edit ] Suzuki T10 ,
36-490: A 10-over cricket league T10 cricket , a 90-minute format of cricket Other uses [ edit ] T10 (satellite) Estonian national road 10 T10 road (Tanzania) German torpedo boat T10 Samsung T10 , a portable media player Soyuz T-10 , a crewed Soyuz mission T-10 bomb , an American earthquake bomb T-10 parachute , used by the United States Army T-10 tank ,
54-666: A Soviet heavy tank Toogee language T10, on the TORRO scale of tornado intensity T10, a fluorescent-lamp format [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T10&oldid=1202678576 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-889: A motorcycle Toyota Corona (T10) , a sedan Triumph T10 , a scooter Rail and transit [ edit ] Lines [ edit ] Île-de-France tramway Line 10 , France T10 line , of the Stockholm Metro Rolling stock [ edit ] Prussian T 10 , a Prussian steam locomotive T-10, a former Federal Railroad Administration track geometry car based on the Budd SPV-2000 Stations [ edit ] Bus Center-Mae Station , Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Higashiyama Station (Kyoto) , Japan Hiketa Station , Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Nihombashi Station , Tokyo, Japan Tsurumai Station , Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Sports [ edit ] Abu Dhabi T10 ,
90-735: A number of companies, the last being AmeriPlanes of Truro, Iowa . The A-10 is a 1982 development of the Mitchell Wing B-10 ultralight, itself developed from the Mitchell Wing hang glider of 1977. Their designer Don Mitchell had worked on the Northrop YB-49 bomber project. In place of the B-10's composite wing, the A-10 features a metal wing, attached in cantilever fashion to an open cockpit that can be equipped with
108-446: A reduced glide ratio of 14:1. Data from KitPlanes General characteristics Performance Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Tricycle landing gear Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear , that is arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has one or more nose wheels in a single front undercarriage and two or more main wheels slightly aft of
126-438: A streamlined pod. The low-drag design results in a 16:1 glide ratio for the A-10. The aircraft can be used as a motor glider or as a cross country touring aircraft. The wing is constructed from sheet aluminium , with a main spar in the form of a D-cell. The ribs are made from aluminium sheet and the wing is covered in the same material. The fuselage is built from aluminium tubing, riveted together. A cockpit streamlined pod
144-406: A visibility advantage for the pilot as the nose of the aircraft is level, whereas the high nose of the taildragger can block the view ahead. Tricycle gear aircraft are much less liable to 'nose over' as can happen if a taildragger hits a bump or has the brakes heavily applied. In a nose-over, the aircraft's tail rises and the propeller strikes the ground, causing damage. The tricycle layout reduces
162-435: Is arguably more suited to rougher landing strips. The tailwheel makes the plane sit naturally in a nose-up attitude when on the ground, which is useful for operations on unpaved gravel surfaces where debris could damage the propeller. The tailwheel also transmits loads to the airframe in a way much less likely to cause airframe damage when operating on rough fields. The small tailwheel is much lighter and much less vulnerable than
180-450: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing T-10 The Mitchell Wing A-10 and T-10 are a family of American cantilever, tricycle landing gear , high-wing, pusher configuration , one and two seat ultralight aircraft designed for amateur construction or supplied as completed aircraft. The aircraft were designed by Don Mitchell and were produced by
198-868: The Yakovlev Yak-15 , the Supermarine Attacker , and prototypes such as the Heinkel He 178 that pioneered jet flight , the first four prototypes (V1 through V4) of the Messerschmitt Me 262 , and the Nene powered version of the Vickers VC.1 Viking . Outside of the United States ;– where the tricycle undercarriage had solidly begun to take root with its aircraft firms before that nation's World War II involvement at
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#1732772637955216-453: The attitude required to land on the main gear is the same as that required in the flare , and they are less vulnerable to crosswinds . As a result, the majority of modern aircraft are fitted with tricycle gear. Almost all jet-powered aircraft have been fitted with tricycle landing gear to prevent the blast of hot, high-speed gases from causing damage to the ground surface, in particular runways and taxiways . The few exceptions have included
234-466: The center of gravity . Tricycle gear aircraft are the easiest for takeoff, landing and taxiing, and consequently the configuration is now the most widely used on aircraft. Several early aircraft had primitive tricycle gear, notably very early Antoinette planes and the Curtiss Pushers of the pre-World War I Pioneer Era of aviation. Waldo Waterman 's 1929 tailless Whatsit was one of
252-571: The design on 15 April 1998 when Larry Smith took possession of the MitchellWing Aircraft Company. Ameriplanes was a one-person company and provided both kits and completed aircraft, but the company went out of business in the mid-2000s and the A-10 is no longer in production. The A-10 was developed into a two-seat trainer, with side-by-side seating , designated the T-10. The T-10 incorporated three feet more wingspan and has
270-536: The end of 1941 – the Heinkel firm in World War II Germany began building airframe designs meant to use tricycle undercarriage systems from their beginnings, as early as late 1939 with the Heinkel He 280 pioneering jet fighter demonstrator series, and the unexpectedly successful Heinkel He 219 twin-engined night fighter of 1942 origin. The taildragger configuration has its own advantages, and
288-452: The first to have a steerable nose wheel. In 1956, Cessna introduced sprung-steel tricycle landing gear on the Cessna 172 . Their marketing department described this as "Land-O-Matic" to imply that these aircraft were much easier to land than tailwheel aircraft. Tricycle gear is essentially the reverse of conventional landing gear or taildragger . On the ground, tricycle aircraft have
306-425: The possibility of a ground loop , because the main gear lies behind the center of mass. However, tricycle aircraft can be susceptible to wheel-barrowing . The nosewheel equipped aircraft also is easier to handle on the ground in high winds due to its wing negative angle of attack . Student pilots are able to safely master nosewheel equipped aircraft more quickly. Tricycle gear aircraft are easier to land because
324-684: Was optional. The design has folding wings and was intended for trailering from the onset. The standard engine for the A-10 is the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277 , but the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 and the 22 hp (16 kW) Zenoah G-25 have also been installed. Construction time of the kit was rated as 80–120 hours. The A-10 was produced by a number of companies, including Mitchell Aircraft Corporation and Mitchell Wing, Inc. of Porterville, California , MitchellWing Aircraft Company of Kansas , Tulsa Mitchell Wing, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma , Higher Planes of Dover, Kansas and lastly AmeriPlanes of Truro, Iowa . AmeriPlanes acquired
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