Revision Questions Undercarriage

Question 1

The condition which permits use of differential braking to assist nose wheel steering and tighten the radius of a turn is -

A. Never
B. Only with a fully castoring nose wheel gear
C. Only when the nose wheel becomes castoring past its normal angular travel
D. Only when the aircraft is fitted with a seperate tiller control

Answer 1

B. Only with a fully castoring nose wheel gear

Question 2

Thermal fuse plugs are found IN some large aircraft -

A. Tyres
B. Brakes
C. Wheels
D. Axles

Answer 2

C. Wheels