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[Ian Curtis]

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.

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).