Originally Posted by EDPM
I believe it has something to do with the nose-gear being mounted slightly offset from the keel beam.
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Originally Posted by ERJ135
Do the larger jets steer with a nosewheel tillar or rudder pedals?
Most Boeings (older model KC-135's excluded) have limited steering capability with the rudder pedals. The limited swing from the pedals is useful for clearing at a highspeed or for making small adjustments on the taxi line. The tiller is used for the big turns. I believe the Airbuses are the same in this regard although, I have been wrong in the past. The business jets I have flown were one or the other, that is either had a tiller OR had nosewheel steering.