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Delta Vs Tadpole

September 9, 2015
Engineering a 3 Wheel Vehicle Chassis
https://engineerdog.com/2015/09/09/e...hicle-chassis/

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For EngineerDog readers I wanted to share my favorite section of the instructable, a unique perspective on three wheel vehicle dynamics: My answer to the question, what are the advantages/disadvantages of having two wheels in the front instead of the back on a three wheeled vehicle?

To answer this, we need to first define the two different vehicle layouts and compare them for a few different vehicle performance characteristics:

Delta: One wheel in front, two in back.

Tadpole: Two wheels in front, one in back.
I don't typically see Delta or Tadpole used as terms usually, normally it's Trike or Reverse Trike.

However, I think this article is good in many ways.

If you are into the math, there are several other links and PDF's at the bottom of the blog.

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