 | Fifth Gear T-Rex Tiff takes T-Rex, the fastest 3-wheeler in the world, for a spin. |
 | AVID Trailing Link Suspension Nose Gear New custom AVID suspension nose gear. Replacement for the stock tricycle nose gear. Short field landing & takeoff on 700' grass runway. |
 | Snatcher - Tricycle Fun - PC Engine Gillian and Metal Gear in danger! |
 | B17 In Flight, Landing KHIO B17 in flight, landing at Hillsboro OR, rwy 30. Notice we dump flaps after touchdown. Also, tailwheel touching last is unusual for those accustomed to tricycle gear. |
 | Diamond Flight - DA20-C1 I had a chance recently to fly in a Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1, and it was a blast! It was also my first time flying ever! The DA20-C1 is a two-seat tricycle gear aviation aircraft desgined for flight training. |
 | 春天模型电子 RTF RC model airplane A3201 Better choice for flying beginners High-quality, good-performance and proper-price Brand-new pneumatic design, low-speed, stable and easy-control Feature: High-intensity EPS molding ensures accurate shape of the wings. Plug-in wings guarantee simple assembly and disassembly process and excellent anti-impact capability Push-pull power system makes safer flying Receiver, speed controller and servo all in one system Tricycle Gear ensures the stability of take off and landing device Dual rate makes it easier for beginners to operate. High-standard FM/PPM 3-CH RC system USB Flight Simulator Cable in the package |
 | T-Bone Benefitz Ride - Tricycle Race Bikes, trikes, food, footdown, trackstands, fixed gear, fun, money for Tony. Tony broke his arm on one of our (5fix2) rides. He works at a hospital and ironically enough, has no insurance. We did a little fundraiser. Yay. Tricycle race. |
 | Schwinn Meridian Trike *** READ HERE *** Some close-up and angled views of the Schwinn Meridian Tricycle (bicycle). The bike comes well packed in the box. (about 51" long, 30" high, and 11" thick) Good thing most of it is already assembled.. such as the brakes and gear/sprockets. The wheels and tubes are common 26" - already assembled, but you may have to put some air in the tires (40 to 65 psi). There is not a specific manual included with the bike as of now Feb, 2008. They do include a basic Schwinn manual and a paper with some instructions. Be careful opening the box.. check for loose screws in the bottom, etc. For missing screws/nuts/washers, you can get them for a few cents at your local hardware store. Here's what you will have to assemble (maby someone can assist you; maby even a fee under $20 if necessary): Have some wrenches and socket wrenches available. A cresent-adjustable wrench is good to have. A typical cross tipped screwdriver. You will have to put the handlebars on..I think its a 5mm allen/hex wrench. Also check the Schwinn manual that comes with the bike. It has some information about bike assembly, but not specificaly for the 3-wheel bikes. You will also have to put the "rear wheel assembly/axel" on. For this, there are 2 bolts and nuts/washers that hold it on each side. I have the nuts facing outwards for easier access. They are square near the end and will go into a square hole or cuttout in the bikeframe. Putting these bolts on is a bit difficult at first, but once you have done it, its basically easiy. The small chain. Caution, don't loose the parts when you take them out of the bag. There is a piece of chain and a flat "spring clamp" piece that will hold that piece of chain in place. The front and rear wheels. The front wheel's axel is typical of any bike and is different than the rear wheels. The front wheel is easilly removable with a "lever clamp" fastener. For the rear wheels, the right side axel is shaped like a "D" (not round) and will only take the corresponding wheel with the "D" axel area. The other rear wheel has only the special bearings for its axel and no "D" area. You may have to adjust the break pads/shoes so that they are in the center of the rim area and are not hitting the rim as you ride. The pedals. Note, one pedal goes on clockwise, and the other pedal goes on counter-clockwise. The seat. The seat is good for most, but some larger adults claim a bigger seat would be good. I think there is bigger seats at K-mart or online. One is basically a large semi-hard plastic seat. The wheel fenders. The basket (weighs about 10 lbs). Often the store/internet images show a silver looking basket...but usually you get a black painted one so it does not rust. If someone has weak legs then you can probably keep the basket off initially. We put a small light in the front. Its held on by two pipe/band clamps...one within the other. One is around the handlebars..and the one around the flashlight goes through the one on the handlebars. We also put a rear flashing/reflector on. You should get a bike lock.. or 2 if they are short, that you can connect together. If you cannot find an object to lock it near, then place the chain/locks through the front sprocket gear or pedals if you dont expect to be away from the bike long. The back end of the bike is somewhat heavy, maby 40lbs. The front is light and can be picked up if necessary to move the bike around. When riding a heavy bike its more difficult to begin pedaling, but once your moving about 2 miles per hour, the bike almost pushes itself. We found to help you ride the bike: when you turn right, lean right, and when you turn left, lean left. In short, lean the direction you are turning, since this will essentially force your weight into/against the seat and provide increased stability. If you lean the wrong way, you may tip over, especially if your on a hill. The bike is a "one-gear" bike, similar to the 20" inch std. bikes. It's good for flat terrain, and some occasional slightly inclined hills. When a person with limited riding skills is on the bike, it is best that an adult supervisor be present (ie. walking along side the bike area). Try to keep on the right side of the road. For busy roads, get off the bike and walk it across; usually with one hand held at the "straight" part of the handlebars. Try not to ride on main or busy roads; find a route or area with minimal auto-traffic. Try not to ride in the rain or wet roads. Parts can rust and get muddy. Some approximate measurements: handlebars - between end of grips: 27.5" handlebars - 32" if you include brakes width Rear Area - Wheels - end cap to end cap on the axle's - 31.5". Will fit through most standard doorways like a wheelchair would. Length Of Bike - about 77" Max. height (near the handlegrips) - 41" |
 | Trike Addison on her trike, outfitted with all her safety gear. |
 | MIG 1.42/1.44 Российская Федерация 5th Fighter Russia http://www.youtube.com/PowerRussia Russian Federartion Supersonic 5TH GEN FIGHTER F 22 Raptor Killer - MIG 1.42/1.44 The 35-ton aircraft has a at-altitude maximum speed of Mach 2.6, and is capable of long-term supersonic flight. The 1.44 has a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the front, and two single-wheels in the rear make the MIG 1.42/1.44 the only supersonic fighter craft in the world. The 1.44 is a delta-winged, twin-tailed single seat air superiority/strike fighter with an all-moving forward canard plane. Its physical appearance and design characteristics mostly resemble the Eurofighter Typhoon. It is powered by two Lyulka AL-41F afterburning, thrust vectored turbofan jet engines, each generating 175 kN (39,340 lbf) of thrust (these engines are still in development). Both engines are fed by a single air intake placed under the fuselage. The 35-ton aircraft has a theoretical at-altitude maximum speed of Mach 2.6, and is capable of long-term supersonic flight. The 1.44 has a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the front, and two single-wheels in the rear. Avionics on the 1.44 are considered cutting-edge by Western standards: the glass-cockpit-enabled fighter features a pulse Doppler radar with a passive electronically scanned array antenna. The radar system is linked to a fire control system that allows the fighter to engage up to twenty separate targets at the same time. It is claimed that the radar system also enables the 1.44 to compete with the likes of the F-22 at beyond visual range (BVR) aerial combat. |
 | reverse gear Scooter trike reverse gear |
 | Messerschmitt BF108 The Treaty of Versailles eliminated military aviation in Germany. To counteract that treaty, Germany found clever ways to prepare a resurgent air force, via such mechanisms as supporting extensive glider training and engaging in civil air transport development, which was permitted after 1922, as well as by establishing a clandestine base at Lipetsk, in the Soviet Union, that enabled the Germans to test new military designs and train a nucleus of highly skilled flyers while providing training for the Soviet Air Force. While that hidden effort proceeded apace, the German government carefully gathered together the many strands of entrepreneurial airline formation into one, tightly controlled and focused entity, Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft (German Air Union Incorporated) Luft Hansa. Despite Allied efforts to totally eradicate German aircraft manufacture, the then illegal development of civilian transports was encouraged by no less than General Billy Mitchell, who induced Professor Junkers to continue building his newly designed F.13 transport, which had first flown three days before the signing of the Versailles Treaty, ordering the first 6 for the United States. Similarly, unnamed American and Japanese interests approached Ernst Heinkel in 1920 for one of his designs for an aircraft that could be carried on a submarine. Heinkel began secretly building that aircraft in a plant at Travemunde, in complete violation of the treaty. Once Germany was permitted, after 1922, to resume the manufacture of commercial aircraft, a door opened, through which an army of gifted aircraft designers rushed, creating aircraft that could, almost with the push of a button, convert from civilian/commercial use to military. One of the bright examples of that process was the Messerschmitt Bf 108 design, a record-breaking sports aircraft which would be used as the basis of the premiere German fighter plane of World War II, the Bf 109. Messerschmitt refined its design for the M 35 2-seat aerobatic plane into the M 37 (later re-designated the Bf 108) specifically for competition in the 4th Challenge de Tourisme Internationale of 1934. The M 37 prototype flew first in spring of 1934. Still a two-seat aircraft, it was powered by a 250hp Hirth HM 8U inverted-V piston engine, which drove a 3-blade propeller. Although it did not win the competition, which favored lighter aircraft, the M 37's performance made it a popular choice for record flights. Soon after the first production aircraft began to roll off the assembly line in Augsburg, several Bf 108s had set new endurance records, one of which led to its "christening." German aviatrix Elly Beinhorn flew a Bf 108A, named "Taifun" (typhoon) from Berlin to Constantinople in one day, an accomplishment that led Messerschmitt to apply the name "Taifun" to all subsequent production models of the Bf 108. The 2-seat aircraft was impressive enough to promote the design's evolution into a four-seat touring aircraft that was also well-suited for military communication, liaison and ambulance roles. Other changes incorporated in the Bf 108B included the replacement of a tailskid with a tailwheel, and a different powerplant, the 240 hp Argus As 8C inverted-V piston engine, which drove a 2-blade propeller. Most of the 885 Bf 108 aircraft manufactured were of this version, which was built first by Messerschmitt and later by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord, in France, during and after the war. There was one Bf 108C, a conversion from the standard Bf 108 that used, instead, a 400hp Hirth HM 512 inverted-V piston engine. There was also a Me 208 variation, which modified the Bf 108 design into a tricycle gear aircraft. The first two Me 208s were built by Nord during WWII. After the war, Nord built the Bf 108 as the Nord N.1000 "Pingouin" (penguin) and the Me 208 as the Nordalpha and Ramier ("Woodpigeon") series, based on the Renault 6Q or Potez 6 piston engines. A record breaker when it was introduced 66 years ago, the Bf 108's performance is still impressive by contemporary personal sports-plane standards. |
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