1/4/2023 0 Comments Nose wheel steering switch 737![]() ![]() Larger Boeing aircraft have this control duplicated for the FO, but in the 737, only one tiller is installed on the Captain’s side. On the ground, the airplane can be steered by differential thrust on the engines, but for fine control, especially at low speeds, the steering tiller is used to direct the nose wheel. Since the initial design of the Boeing 737, nose wheel steering on the ground has been augmented by a metal control wheel just to left of the Captain’s thigh. I was looking for a way to refinish the wheel itself, which is covered with a very thick, chip resistant coating, when a new-old-stock (NOS) OEM unit came up for sale on eBay…$79.50 plus shipping. ![]() It worked fine, but was in need of cosmetic improvements. When I purchased my cockpit in 2011, the complete nose wheel tiller mechanism was present. In this post I will describe how I interfaced a Boeing OEM nose tiller. Before proceeding with trim installation, I had a few remaining tasks. Having finished the bulk of the avionics installation, it was time to think about installing the plastic trim pieces in the cockpit. ![]()
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