<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TA:
for that test, they bolted a Very Large wooden (oak?) block to the bottom of the tail where it would strike</font>
You can see the block on the Airbus in the photo above.
Why dont they stick a little mini wheel thing on the tail like Concorde has?
You could then just make the wheel big enough so it touches the ground before an engine strike can take place. Is that too simple?