A wheel supporting the tail of an aircraft while on the ground.
（飞机降落或停航时支撑尾部的）尾轮
Example sentencesExamples
After doing a quick check on the fit of the skin panels, TAF focus went to the additional brackets for the tailwheel, and the cut-outs for the single piece horizontal stabilizer.
In the pull, I heard a ‘thump’ and concluded that the tailwheel must have gone to full extension and hit a lower stop as a result of the ascent rate.
In every sense, it's everything that made the Skyhawk the world's most popular airplane - except with the advantages of a tailwheel.
Finally, the Maule MX7180A is one of Maule's myriad of handmade models, available in your choice of nosegear or tailwheel.
On one mission he flew so low over a German warship that he came back with the ship's aerial trailing from his tailwheel.
While some purists might insist a classic airplane needs to fly in front of a tailwheel or behind a round engine, we chose the simpler definition that it merely be at least 40 years old.
You're looking for relative movement between the fuselage and the spring, between the spring and the tailwheel, and between the tailwheel and the wheel itself.
She had recognized the stuck-pin signal from the plane captain and had released the parking brake (an H - 3 trick for unsticking a stuck pin) and had also complied with my call for unlocking the aircraft tailwheel.
As the tailwheel lifts during the takeoff run, gyroscopic precession tries to turn the plane left of centerline.
The tailwheel is steerable, and an extra stab on either brake pedal will kick the rear wheel into full caster, allowing easy maneuvering in tight spaces.
Definition of tailwheel in US English:
tailwheel
nounˈteɪlˌ(h)wilˈtālˌ(h)wēl
A wheel supporting the tail of an aircraft, designed to ease handling while on the ground.
（飞机降落或停航时支撑尾部的）尾轮
Example sentencesExamples
In the pull, I heard a ‘thump’ and concluded that the tailwheel must have gone to full extension and hit a lower stop as a result of the ascent rate.
In every sense, it's everything that made the Skyhawk the world's most popular airplane - except with the advantages of a tailwheel.
After doing a quick check on the fit of the skin panels, TAF focus went to the additional brackets for the tailwheel, and the cut-outs for the single piece horizontal stabilizer.
Finally, the Maule MX7180A is one of Maule's myriad of handmade models, available in your choice of nosegear or tailwheel.
The tailwheel is steerable, and an extra stab on either brake pedal will kick the rear wheel into full caster, allowing easy maneuvering in tight spaces.
While some purists might insist a classic airplane needs to fly in front of a tailwheel or behind a round engine, we chose the simpler definition that it merely be at least 40 years old.
On one mission he flew so low over a German warship that he came back with the ship's aerial trailing from his tailwheel.
As the tailwheel lifts during the takeoff run, gyroscopic precession tries to turn the plane left of centerline.
You're looking for relative movement between the fuselage and the spring, between the spring and the tailwheel, and between the tailwheel and the wheel itself.
She had recognized the stuck-pin signal from the plane captain and had released the parking brake (an H - 3 trick for unsticking a stuck pin) and had also complied with my call for unlocking the aircraft tailwheel.