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steerable nose gear

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I tried and could not get the nose gear on the default FSX aircraft to turn without the A/C moving.  Tried the 737, 747, and the c-172. No moving, no turning.

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Phil Murphy

I tried and could not get the nose gear on the default FSX aircraft to turn without the A/C moving.  Tried the 737, 747, and the c-172. No moving, no turning.

Yes, you're right. My mistake, I was relying on memory. I was sure I'd seen it, maybe in an earlier MSFS. The C172 nosewheel shouldn't turn when stationary of course, it isn't powered. However I do have one addon which does this in FSX, the CLS DC-10. So it is possible.

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There used to be a great F16 simulator called Allied Force. A small group of users complained that the wheels did not turn when the aircraft was taxiing and got very noisey about this 'realism failure'. The fact that there were much bigger issues waiting to be addressed didn't seem to matter to them. Anyway, the last update that AF released before they went silent was to make the wheels turn.  

Paul Smith.

How far out of the cockpit window do I have to lean to be able to see the nose wheels? :lol:

Cheers, Richard

Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.2 GHz, 16 GB memory, 1 TB SSD, GTX 1080 Ti, 28" 4K display

Win10-64, P3Dv5, PMDG 748 & 777, Milviz KA350i, ASP3D, vPilot, Navigraph, PFPX, ChasePlane, Orbx 

How far out of the cockpit window do I have to lean to be able to see the nose wheels? :lol:

You will have to use emergency evacuation rope for that, sir!  :rolleyes:

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