Homework Statement
The fore and aft distance between the two main wheels and the single tail wheel of an aircraft is 8m. The unloaded weight of the aircraft is 20kN and its centre of gravity is 0.5m behind the main wheels. Calculate the force on the tail wheel and on each main wheel...
Help! I've spent 2 days now trying to do this now and it driving me mad.
http://www.emvino.com/pivot.jpg
Given the following diagram, what distance from the pivot (x) is required to balance the beam?
any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks