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Originally Posted by longam
I would think that the wheels if turned to one side would act like a rudder and you would go spinning sideways real quick, or at least fighting for control.
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while this is true in normal airplanes, the effect is not as great as you might think.
besides... most small airplanes equipped with steerable wheels have a mechanism which, once the weight is off the wheel and the shock absorbing strut reaches full extension, holds the wheel straight automatically.