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Old 11th Jan 2014, 20:09
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awblain
 
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Goldenrivett, you are correct

Apologies for that Friday night-posted nonsense.

I was fixated on the main gear, with the aircraft almost being balanced - too late on a Friday night. If you have the brakes on and don't slide, then the nose wheel should plant more firmly, but without the brakes, it's not a static situation, and just like a car, acceleration in an A320 on the ground does indeed unload the front, while deceleration unloads the back.

I've tried to edit and fix the early post.
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