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421Driver said:America West captain just interviewed on FOXNews. He said if the centering mechanism on the nosewheel failed, the nosewheel automatically "blows" to the 90 position. Makes sense, better than having a 45 or anything less for that matter. The tires can melt off and the plane skids away as we just saw.
cjs said:Christ, is that a joke? "you fly it around and get the fuel where you want" .. sure, assuming the plane remains sufficiently airworthy to burn fuel for a few hours. You gotta be kidding dude.
421Driver said:America West captain just interviewed on FOXNews. He said if the centering mechanism on the nosewheel failed, the nosewheel automatically "blows" to the 90 position. Makes sense, better than having a 45 or anything less for that matter. The tires can melt off and the plane skids away as we just saw.
OH MY GOD, they sure get creative when they don't know the proper term.Av8rPHX said:According to one of the FOX reporters... it is a landing gear "stick" (referring to the nose gear strut)
Redmeat said:Why not have it "blow" to the 360' position, with a warning that it is stuck there? In my mind that makes more sense, but I'm just a pilot.