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Old 13th September 2016 | 18:06
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Being a quad, there is less concern with a 747 jumping the chocks during a high power run than with the big twins like the 767 and 777. Rather, the primary concern is with the side forces on the nose wheels.

Many years ago, I was in the flight deck on a 767 during high power trim runs when the nose gear moved sideways - I was mildly amazed at how quickly the engine run guy had the throttles at idle .
There had been a hydraulic fluid spill near the nose and the tires slipped on the hydraulic fluid. The ground crew reported the nose had moved about six inches - those of us in the flight deck thought it had been more like six feet .
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