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Old 9th Dec 2006, 12:40
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Originally Posted by Agent Mulder
Nose gear does not have brakes i.e. impossible for nose gear to leave skid marks.

So wrong it's not funny.

No really, it's not funny - You can easily leave massive skid marks with the nose wheels. Just crank over the tiller hard at more than about 5kts and the big plane will just keep on going straight ahead, regardless of where the nosewheel is pointing.
Well I imagine so, I've never tried it but I know how nose-heavy they can get at times.
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