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What kind of planes have castering nose gear?
Diana said:Nanchang
Thank you!Bill Jennings said:Bless you!
HPNFlyGirl said:What kind of planes have castering nose gear?
Arnold said:The Shorts model 330 and 360 have a nose gear which is
Or set 'em on fire like happened a few month ago to either a Cirrus or a Diamond, I forget which.SCCutler said:Most commonly-mentioned are the Grummans (AA1, AA5, AG5). Also, Diamonds (DA1, DA4).
Not tough to use with a little practice, just remember not to melt the brakes!
flyingcheesehead said:Or, you simply hang a mirror out the opposite window of the direction you want to go, and the nose gear turns to get away from the ugly airplane.
I think the rest of us understood that she meant free-castering nose wheels.NC19143 said:All nose gear aircraft have castering nose wheel otherwise they would not run staight. but some like the Grummans do not have a steering control other than differental braking.
Ron Levy said:I think the rest of us understood that she meant free-castering nose wheels.
Diana said:Thank you!
Speaking of the CJ and health issues...we almost got whiplash the first day I learned to taxi that darned thing with those air brakes with the handle on the stick.