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Originally Posted by Chris is me
The suspension is definitely similar, but I thought the landing gear for planes were unpowered casters? I'm no expert by any means, though.
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No, the nose gear is actuated for taxiing. The rudder is very ineffective at low speeds. Think about it, would flapping the rudder around give you a whole lot of moment when you are sitting on the ramp? Some very old planes have a tail skid in place of a nose wheel, and occasionally this isn't actuated (but it makes ground handling a royal pain).