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Old 19th Jun 2008, 15:01
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pacplyer
 
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B767Longhaul,

Body gear steering gives 13 degrees max pivot either direction, IIRC, but you land with it locked straight ahead. I would think you would just stop straight ahead, get towed off the field and go have a cold one.

But what do I know, it always worked perfect for me. It is however, located right next to the anti-skid switch and you can guess what happened one day when the arriving captain was told at high speed to "expedite clearing the runway" and grabbed the wrong guarded switch..... Closed Ohare's only open runway at the time! Looked like a ship wreck with most of the tires blown and the outer pod engine almost touching the ground.

His sheepish Response was: "Hey Guys, it can happen...."
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