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Old Jul 18, 2018, 5:37 am
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Originally Posted by MPH1980
So given the tug is only lifting at the point of the front wheel - surely it only needs to be able to handle a 3rd of the weight?
Given where the aircraft's centre of gravity/mass is, I wonder whether the nose wheel bears anything near one-third of the aircraft's weight.
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