104th_Maverick Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Here is something you don't see every day! Great for C-17 lovers like myself to see these landings and takeoff's up close! 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 104th Phoenix Wing Commander / Total Poser / Elitist / Hero / Chad www.104thPhoenix.com www.facebook.com/104thPhoenix My YouTube Channel
Yurgon Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 ;1973374']Here is something you don't see every day! Great for C-17 lovers like myself to see these landings and takeoff's up close! Wow, great find! :thumbup: One question about the C-17: Why are the rudders turning exactly opposite the nose wheel during taxiing? In this video, that seems to be the case with both aircraft in every turn. I'm aware that nose wheel and rudder are not linked in passenger and cargo aircraft, but that doesn't explain why they turn in opposite directions. :confused:
104th_Maverick Posted January 20, 2014 Author Posted January 20, 2014 Most large aircraft don't steer with the rudder pedals, they have a separate control usually on the captains side but sometimes on both for steering on the ground. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 104th Phoenix Wing Commander / Total Poser / Elitist / Hero / Chad www.104thPhoenix.com www.facebook.com/104thPhoenix My YouTube Channel
NoJoe Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Wow, great find! :thumbup: One question about the C-17: Why are the rudders turning exactly opposite the nose wheel during taxiing? In this video, that seems to be the case with both aircraft in every turn. I'm aware that nose wheel and rudder are not linked in passenger and cargo aircraft, but that doesn't explain why they turn in opposite directions. :confused: Could be that the automatic yaw stability (or "yaw damper"?) detects the aircraft yawing left, so it applies right rudder to compensate. Maybe? Totally a guess on my part. But that was a really neat video! :thumbup: --NoJoe
HiJack Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Holy cr_a_p that's some action right there! Just another day at the office :D
Yurgon Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 ;1974111']Most large aircraft don't steer with the rudder pedals' date=' they have a separate control usually on the captains side but sometimes on both for steering on the ground.[/quote'] Er, yeah, I believe I indicated that I'm aware of that. But why does the rudder turn opposite the nose wheel? Could be that the automatic yaw stability (or "yaw damper"?) detects the aircraft yawing left, so it applies right rudder to compensate. Maybe? Totally a guess on my part. Sounds... plausible. I hope someone can shed some more light on that. :)
Stickers Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Hey guys, I am a former C-17 Flying Crew Chief. I am a little rusty, but I remember asking this exact question when I was going through aircraft specific training in 2003. Basically when she's taxing on the ground and the flaps are fully retracted, the computers damper with opposite rudder when the tiller is in use to steer the aircraft. The books never tell you WHY, but I imagine it's just to keep her steady in a hard turn or counter any wind gusts that might attack the aircraft from the inside of her turn. Hope this helps! 1
Yurgon Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Basically when she's taxing on the ground and the flaps are fully retracted, the computers damper with opposite rudder when the tiller is in use to steer the aircraft. The books never tell you WHY, but I imagine it's just to keep her steady in a hard turn or counter any wind gusts that might attack the aircraft from the inside of her turn. Hope this helps! Thanks a lot! :thumbup:
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