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I'm off the hook.....
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: 22 miles south, then 11 miles west of LAS
Posts: 2,895
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What makes this plane different, is that there are 4 main gear trucks. Even if one truck pivots, the other is scrubbing. Looking closely at these pics (you can see which direction is forward and aft), this pivot happened with the plane moving backwards, meaning it was being pushed with a tug. Yes, this kind of manuvering is not required at any major airport, and in fact the handbooks give the minimum turning radius and maximum angle allowed on the nosegear.
This is what happenes when the book is not followed.
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No, I don't sing. Based there for too long.
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