11. The 75-ton plane skidded 2, 700 feet on its nose wheel and belly. 12. The impact jammed the nose wheel and dented the undercarriage. 13. The landing gear uses tube flexing for suspension and features a fixed nose wheel . 14. The landing gear includes suspension on all three wheels and a steerable nose wheel . 15. Nose wheel steering is electrically controlled via the rudder pedals.16. The airliner slid into a field, its nose wheel digging into the rain-soaked earth. 17. The steerable nose wheel retracted to the rear, while the main gear retracted forward. 18. All wheels have suspension and the steerable nose wheel also features a drum brake. 19. The nose wheel steering includes a dampener and drum brakes. 20. Nose wheel steering is electronically controlled by the rudder pedals, utilizing the synchro principle.
