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While looking through some of the Gallery this morning I came across this picture. Some of the younger ones may not have been around to remember these.

I hope Bob don't mind me trying to post it out here.

http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/files//1/0/5/3006h.jpg

This is a picture showes the steering wheel for the nose gear.

Someone told me the Co Pilot did the steering while on the ground.

http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/files//1/0/5/3099h.jpg

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This is a picture showes the steering wheel for the nose gear.

Someone told me the Co Pilot did the steering while on the ground.

http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/files//1/0/5/3099h.jpg

As I remember, the co-pilot was trained to steer the airplane from the right seat using throttles and brakes -- which raises a question after all these years. Why?

Don R.

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Well, an incapicated AC crossed my mind, but I highly doubt that if that occurred, the co-pilot would taxi the airplane to the ramp. More realistically, other crewmembers would probably drag the body from the left seat. Now, the J-model might be a different scenario, of course.

Don R.

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I heard a story from an active duty Loadmaster that managed (along with the rest of the crew) to talk a suicidal aircraft commander into a safe landing. That could've been the perfect case if things had gone even slightly different.

Now that is where the flight engineer comes in. He coalcocks the AC and everything is okay! ;)

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