Originally Posted by DanJ
Well, as we just saw about 90 minutes ago, the 320's have strong nose wheel struts. Not sure why they turn that way, but at least they can hold up an aircraft after being dragged across a runway at 60 knots without tires.
Look, I don't see these manhood things, my *** is bigger than yours, Boeing vs. Airbus, as terribly meaningful.
This said, I strongly suspect Jet Blue did not abey by the FAA's (mandatory) airworthiness directive. This was the fourth such case on record... Supposedly fixed since 1999.