When flying along, more power in an A320 should certainly push the nose up; however, on the ground the aircraft pivots not around somewhere in the middle above the wing box, but on the wheel-runway contact point; hence, more thrust should act to plant the nose down more firmly (* WRONG). As speed increases, and the higher-located drag builds, with the same thrust power, it should unload the nosewheel. * WRONG - it's just like a dragster.
Nevertheless, stick forward should keep most force on the nose wheel, giving the best ability to stay straight whatever happens.
On landing, more reverse thrust, everything else being equal, should indeed move to raise the nose; if it doesn't, then there's no backwards force from the engine, and it's not doing its job. * WRONG - it's just like a braking car.
* EDIT: Everything else isn't equal, as it's accelerating or decelerating.
Friday night shortcuts. Keeping the nose wheel planted firmly as the reaction from that wheel reduces under acceleration is important.
Last edited by awblain; 11th January 2014 at 18:01.
Reason: It was not correct