How does an aircraft actually turns when it is on the ground taxiing?

Answer 1

little planes: push on the rudders which move the nosewheel left or right. the moving the yoke positions the ailerons where they need to be but doesn't do anything to move the wheels.

if the little plane has a tailwheel instead of a nosewheel, ground taxiing is done with rudders which move the vertical fin on the tail. this will point the airplane in the right direction

big airplanes: there's a steering tiller the pilot uses to move the nosewheel left or right.

Answer 2

The aircraft has two different ways to move on the ground. The aircraft can go under its own power, meaning that the pilot uses thrust and nose gear steering to maneuver around the airfield, or the plane can be towed using an aircraft tow tractor and a towbar. Generally, Aircraft are pushed back from the gate by a towtractor into the alley and then are disconnected to use their own power. However, some airports are trying to reduce the amount of ground emissions put out and conserve fuel by having the aircraft towed to the runway.

Answer 3

A Typical commercial aircraft has a setup something like this. The control yoke (or wheel) doesnt do much of anything on the ground. The pilot moves rudder pedals on the floor with his/her feet which moves the nose wheel a little bit. In the aircraft I fly, it moves it up to 5 degrees left or right. For aircraft motions that require more than that, the pilot can make use of a hand tiller located on the captain's side of the aircraft. this will more the nose wheel much farther, up to 85 or 90 degrees depending on the aircraft. Obviously the aircraft must be moving forward in order to steer.

Answer 4

The yoke will never turn the aircraft on the ground like some think. If that were true, you'd never be able to put aileron into the wind on a crosswind takeoff or landing. You'd leave the upwind side of the runway every time. No. The nosewheel is either steerable through the rudder pedals or the nose wheel tiller. Or it simply swivels like in some aircraft. On those and tail wheel aircraft, differential braking is often usefull.

Answer 5

Large aircraft are turned on the ground with a small steering wheel next to the pilot called a tiller. Smaller aircraft are turned by an interconnected linkage from the rudder pedals to the nose wheel. Taildragggers either have a steerable tailwheel or use the the rudder assisted by a blast of air from the prop.

Answer 6

The small tricycle gear airplanes have a steering linkage between the rudder pedals and the nosewheel. When you push on the rudder the nosewheel turns about 10 to 15 degrees. If you use differential braking you can get a much tighter turn (the nosewheel can free-caster up to 60 degrees or more).

Larger airplanes have similar mechanisms except hydraulic assist is added dut to the greater weight of the plane.

Airliners have a steering "tiller" which is a small steering wheel on the left side of the cockpit by the pilot's knee. The rudder pedals still provide limited steering - the tiller is used for tight turns at low speed.

During takeoff the rudder itself becomes effective at about 70 knots.

Answer 7

As mentioned above, on larger aircraft, a tiller/yoke is used to turn the nose wheel. On smaller aircraft this is done through depressing the rudder pedals.

Braking can be used as well to help steer an aircraft, braking one side of the aircraft will help it around a bend. Also differential thrust or different thrust settings on different engines can aid turning.

Answer 8

on small aircraft, the rudder pedals serve three functions.. it controls the rudder, nose wheel steering, and brakes.. so when you step on the right rudder pedal the nose wheel will turn right and vice versa.. you can also use differentail braking but it wear out your brakes quicker.. on larger aircraft there is actually a steering wheel in the cockpit that works much like a car.. except the steering wheel isnt right in front of you.. and no, im not talking about the yoke..

Answer 9

The pilot uses the same control as he/she uses to steer the plane in the air, but instead of turning the tailflap, it turns the front wheels

Answer 10

The pilot turns the steering yolk that in turn turns the nose wheel.

He can also turn by using the rudder pedals, and rush air past the tail flap.