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Radius, ft
Max. Steering
Aircraft Angle, deg Wingtips Nose Tail
MD-81/83/88 82 65.9 80.7 74.3
MD-90 82 66.5 85.5 74.6
B-737-800 78 69.4 65.4 73.6
B-727-200 78 71 79.5 80
A-320 70 72.2 60 71.9
B-757-200 65 92 84 91
A-310 65 98 75.6 94.9
A-300-600 65 104.9 87.7 108.4
B-767-200 65 112 85 98
B-747-200 70 113 110 125
B-747-SP 70 113 93 97
B-767-300 65 116.4 96.1 108.4
DC-10-30 68 118.1 105 100.8
MD-11 70 121.5 113.8 10.2
B-767-400 65 129.5 108.2 119.6
A-340 78 130.6 109.9 120.4
B-777-300 70 132 125 142
B-787-8 70 132 96.4 111
B-747-400 70 157 117 96

TABLE 2-3 Minimum Turning Radii for Typical Passenger Aircraft

“S” Single wheel “D” Dual wheel “2D” Dual tandem

FIGURE 2-3 Traditional landing gear confi gurations (Federal Aviation Administration).

The landing configurations of the largest of commercial service
aircraft have become more complex than the simple configurations
illustrated in Fig. 2-3. For example, the Boeing 747, Boeing 777, and
Airbus A-380 landing gear configurations are illustrated in Fig. 2-4.