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Old June 25th 09, 03:18 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Dan[_12_]
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Default Nose Wheel Steering for Retracts

Drew Dalgleish wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:13:28 -0500, Dan wrote:

I'm looking for a simple design for nose wheel steering for
retractable gear. Any ideas?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


Have you considered just having a castering nosewheel? That's what I
have on my floats and it works pretty well steering with the brakes.


Yes, differential braking is probably the simplest method. I'm not
discarding it, just poking around at options.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired