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Old 18th Aug 2016, 08:14
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TURIN
 
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Don't the later 737's have main wheels that castor slightly? They seemed to maintain the centre line reasonably despite the way the aircraft was pointed!
Not sure about the later ones, but the classics (100-500 series) had a shimmy damper between the torque link knuckles that allowed a certain amount of castoring. I don't think it was designed for easier crabbing but I could be wrong.
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