http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM--...-11/2037113/L/

How does it do that?! Go up on one wheel?
Merry xmas everyone...

Sorry, I don't have the answer to your question. My mind is reeling with possible Audrey Hepburn jokes.

Well, the nose strut is inclined forward--let's say 10 degrees.

When the wheel is turned 90 degrees left, the axle (which is rigid) would be inclined the same 10 degrees.......

I didn't get the Audrey Hepburn reference..

The Saab 340 does that too. I think I've seen it on the ATR as well.

Its not unheard of for the MX staff to use this to change a nose wheel tire if a jack is not available. FYI DC10 is same nose gear. Its a little concerning when you're making a 90 degree turn at 630K and you think about the fact that all that is on one tire.

Perhaps the Dutch have no mandatory retirement, if Audrey is still an FO at her age.

Gulfstreams and some other corp jets do the same thing.

I didn't get the Audrey Hepburn reference..[/QUOTE]

Look at the right side of picture again. She was Dutch.

Ahah!

The entire picture doesn't show on my monitor, and I didn't slide it to the right (until now), as I saw the nose-gear (the point of the thread).

I did learn something, though: I didn't know she was born in Belgium.

The first time I read that, I wasn't thinking weight. I just couldn't imagine taxing at 0.9 mach.