MI-8 nose gear question

[redshark]

Why MI-8 nose gear always not aligh,I saw some real video ,the nose gear is aligh.

[AG-51_Razor]

I don't think that the Mi-8 has a locking pin for the nose gear, at least I don't believe that it is modeled in this sim if there is one. Most nose gears, and even tail wheels, have a spring mechanism which will cause the wheel to self center once weight has been taken off of it. It could be that this is also not modeled in the sim.

 

In my experience with tail wheel helicopters, S-58T and S-61, both have locking pins controlled by a T handle in the cockpit. The S-64 has a nose wheel and there is also a T handle in the cockpit for locking the nose wheel. It could be that this minor detail was left out. :book:

[redshark]

Thank you very much ! My friend !

[AlphaOneSix]

There is no locking pin for the nose gear but it is self-centering. So when the aircraft is off the ground the nose gear should be centered.

[msalama]

It is centered in flight and thus correctly modelled I'd think.