Dan W said:
Doing a 180 on a standard 45m wide runway isn't an issue.
Whilst I agree with the fact that the turning cirlce is impressive, my manuals state that the
minimum turning circle is 153ft/46.6 metres, so have to disagree with it not being an issue.
Bearing in mind that the 153/46.6 numbers are demonstrated by Beoing test pilots with no room for error. I would suggest that your average line pilot would prefer north of 50 metres, especially if damp/wet (let alone slippery) with any risk of nose wheel slippage.