Well...... as we all seem to like nosewheels, let us remember the chap who gave this boon to us. I raise my glass, (any excuse), to the late, great American engineer Mr Fred Weick (1899-1993) First he designed the NACA low drag engine cowling for air-cooled radial engines. Later his experimental W-1 aircraft design was the first to employ a steerable tricycle landing gear which he later gave to his 1937 Ercoupe design (thousands still flying).
In 1957 he joined Piper Aircraft where as Chief Engineer he created the Piper PA-25 Pawnee Ag. plane series, and, with John Thorp, he co-designed the PA-28 Cherokee line of aircraft which started in 1960 and are still in production today.
I say Cheers! for Mr Weick and all his works.
Ian BB