Talk:Ground loop (aviation)

Request
Peharps it could be improved by explaining how ground loop occurs under control and how to recover incipent ones. Thanks En51cm 18:31, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

While not moving?
"Ground loops occur when the aircraft is moving on the ground..." Can a ground loop occur when the plane is NOT moving? Sudden high engine torque while parked, for example. Binksternet 20:26, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Aeroplane and "Conventional" gear
Can we please spell airplane correctly? 'Aeroplane' is the obsolete form. Also, can we just call the gear "tail wheel" instead of "conventional" - again, since tricycle gear has been the de-facto "conventional" gear arrangement for many decades now, and no one refers to tail wheel (or tail-draggers) as "conventional" in this day and time. In fact, tricycle gear is the reason we don't hear much about Ground Loops anymore for the reasons mentioned in the article. The terms used in this article as currently written gives the impression that it was composed in 1950 or so. Why not update it to post-1950 terminology and standards? It's a good article... the terminology just needs an update. 73.6.96.168 (talk) 12:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)


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