Where in airplane cockpits are the controls for the nose-wheel gear?

Question

In Airbus models they are referred to as "steering tillers" with handles called "boss". Where are they/what do they look like in Boeing airplanes as other brands?

Answer 1

Some light aircraft have a nosewheel link to the rudder pedals. Modern fighters and jet trainers have a nosewheel steering button on the control column (stick) that electrically engages the hydraulically actuated steering system. Steer the nosewheel with the rudder pedals. It scares the bejiggers out of the ground crew at civilian airports when you taxi in with both hands on the canopy rail.

Answer 2

In Boeing airplanes they look like 1/3 of a small steering wheel by the captain's left knee. This is for low speed, sharp corner steering. Also the rudder pedals will steer the wheels (typically about 7 degrees) for high speed steering. Boeing calls it the tiller.

You can see it on the far left in this picture:

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737 and 707 configurations are identical.

Answer 3

depends on the A/C. Some are located to the left of the Pilot by his left knee. In this case, the co-pilot has no authority in steering. It is a round knob about the size of a donut

Answer 4

The handle is close to the center console in front of the co-pilot.

Answer 5

Light aircraft do not have steerable nose gear -- the plane is turned by differential braking, or (in the case of multi-engine aircraft) by differential power.