Heavy Jets and Differential Braking
 

Just a quick question that's been bothering me for a while.

Do larger jets use differential braking on a regular basis or does the tiller provide enough maneuverability when parking?

I've only flown a C172, which needs a fair bit of left / right braking to point it in the right direction when parking. I figure it's not the same with a tiller equiped aircraft

Thanks...

Chris

No differential braking, ever! They use nosewheel tillers, a lever on the side of the flight deck.

A bit of assymetric thrust sometimes helps 747s round corners. But you never tty eo turn too tight in a big jet. Spinning it around on one bogie like you would a light aircraft on one wheel sometimes would be disasterous.

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.