Them bogie things
Reading a recent post on the clunk type noises heard during taxi it rekindled a question I have about the bogies on the big jets...
My trusty 182 turns on the ground by directional manipulation of the nosewheel. Easy stuff. Landing in a crosswind I land on one of the mains first, then the second and finally the nosewheel. (If I'm doing a crosswind on a good day).
Doing said manouevre (sp?) in a 777 for example, would put a substantial amount of pressure on the one bogie which it can obviously take cos I have seen it happen (albeit gently done). My question is, though, do the main bogies turn as well, and if so how is their direction controlled? Are they turned during the taxi as well?