From an email I received. The email went on to say that they also saw some signficant deflections in the main gear struts under these loads. The photo below shows what happens when you turn an A380 on the tarmac:
AirBus elected NOT to make their main landing gear system (four separate gear with four wheels apiece) steerable. Why? You save a considerable amount of weight -- not to mention some serious extra cost -- by not doing so. There is a trade-off, however ...
