Constellation Professsional - Tail skid- is it retractable?

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Tail skid- is it retractable?

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Topic: Tail skid- is it retractable?

Posted By: Chris455
Subject: Tail skid- is it retractable?
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2009 at 6:15pm

I tried the key for Tail hook and it doesn't retract the skid- does anyone know if it actually retracts?

Also, anyone else seeing the bug that makes it impossible to see the left wing or engines from the pilots position?

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Posted By: TigerBlaze
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2011 at 2:32am

Tail skids never retract. They are present to allow the tail of the aircraft not to be hit on takeoff. There is a cylinder inside a tail skid on an airliner that compresses to let the technicians know the tail has been struck.

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-TigerBlaze

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