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Old 30th Nov 2000, 05:07
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I suspect that the primary reason is to save space as tilted bogies take up less room.

However I believe that tilted bogies allow a gradual 'spin-up' of the wheels and this saves on tyre degradation and also stress forces on the undercarriage on touchdown.

Correct me if i'm wrong