737 max crosswind take-off roll. Question on rudder
Question: During the take off roll until VR in a strong crosswind component, aircraft will tend to yaw into the wind due to `weather-cocking` effect. The pilot counteracts by using rudder pedals to maintain the centreline of the runway.
When applying rudder pedals to maintain the centre line, the rudder will also move and after a certain speed is the prime force used to keep the aircraft straight. But does the nosewheel steering which also operates via the rudder pedals to a limiting degree, also operate (in other words turn the nosewheel) in addition to the rudder itself?
Put another way, during the high speed portion of the take off roll in a strong crosswind, what force is used to hold the centreline? Is it mainly nosewheel operation actuated by the rudder pedals - or is it only the rudder which is also also operated by the pedals - or both together. Where a gust may require a sudden full rudder application - however momentarily - would that cause the nosewheel to also turn and scrub the tyres?
I suppose the same argument could be applied to continuing the take off roll after engine failure. Does instant corrective rudder pedal operation also cause the nosewheel to turn as well as the rudder to deflect?
The subject arose during a discussion on simulator fidelity tests. Immediately after airborne in one particular 737 simulator in a 35 knot crosswind from the right, the aircraft momentarily dips the left wing causing the aircraft to turn slightly left before the weather-cocking effect takes place and simultaneously causing the aircraft to momentarily yaw into the wind. This unusual series of events over 2-4 seconds adds to the task of tracking the centreline during initial climb.
Immediately after rotation and the main wheels leave the runway, and with a 35 knot crosswind from the right, in the real aircraft what happens? Does it yaw and roll slightly to the right caused by weathercocking. Or does it momentarily bank left before weathercocking (as shown by a yaw and roll) to the right?
I have extensive experience in the real aircraft and don't ever recall a momentary bank downwind followed by initial weather-cocking into wind.