If you apply full rudder on the ground with the Kittyhawk 737 models, the nose wheel turns almost 90 degrees and all steering is lost.Is this a real reflection of the 737? I royally screwed a landing yesterday (having only partly screwed it up to that point!!) and am curious to know if this is a real reflection of the aircraft.Fantastic models anyway, just need to get used to the FDE!!

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This is part of the aircraft.cfg for the default 737-400. //0 Class <0=none,1=wheel, 2=scrape, 3=float> //1 Longitudinal Position (feet) //2 Lateral Position (feet) //3 Vertical Position (feet) //4 Impact Damage Threshold (Feet Per Minute) //5 Brake Map (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right) //6 Wheel Radius (feet) //7 Steer Angle (degrees) //8 Static Compression (feet) (0 if rigid) //9 Max/Static Compression Ratio //10 Damping Ratio (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped) //11 Extension Time (seconds) //12 Retraction Time (seconds) //13 Sound Type //14 Airspeed limit for retraction (KIAS) //15 Airspeed that gear gets damage at (KIAS) (contact_points)point.0=1, 40.00, 0.00, -8.40, 1181.1, 0, 1.442, 55.92, 0.6, 2.5, 0.9, 4.0, 4.0, 0, 220.0, 250.0point.1=1, -7.75, -8.58, -8.60, 1574.8, 1, 1.442, 0.00, 1.0, 2.5, 0.9, 6.9, 6.9, 2, 220.0, 250.0point.2=1, -7.75, 8.58, -8.60, 1574.8, 2, 1.442, 0.00, 1.0, 2.5, 0.9, 7.1, 7.1, 3, 220.0, 250.0point.3=2, -14.17, -47.33, 0.00, 787.4, 0, 0.000, 0.00, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5, 0.0, 0.0point.4=2, -14.17, 47.33, 0.00, 787.4, 0, 0.000, 0.00, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 6, 0.0, 0.0point.5=2, -54.00, 0.00, 2.83, 787.4, 0, 0.000, 0.00, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 9, 0.0, 0.0point.6=2, 42.67, 0.00, -3.75, 787.4, 0, 0.000, 0.00, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 4, 0.0, 0.0Note the first line under contact points. This line for point.0 is for the nosewheel, the figure of 55.92 is the steering angle, and should be in the same place i.e. the first line under contact points in most if not all these types of file. Referring to the notes above you should be able to figure out the entry in the Kittyhawk aircraft.cfg to alter the steering angle. I was a passenger on a real flight in a 737-800 last week and after landing, the plane did a 180 degree turn on the runway, seemed like it could almost turn on a coin it was that tight a turning circle, but for our purposes I guess the ideal setting has to be a compromise.

The problem is the angle is wrong. The real 737 has a max angle of 73 degrees if I remember right.Just back off a weeee bit on the steering and it should turn OK. It seems to happen with most planes.

Hi Eric,Thanks. I wondered if it was accurate in the real aircraft to allow tight turns at a very low speed. Like you say though, go easy on the rudder and it's OK.Great models by the way and good FDE which makes landings something you have to pay attention to!