England - London - British Airways 747 nosewheel and tyres

The giant nosewheel of a Boeing 747-400 airliner is parked on the apron area during its overnight turnround at Heathrow Airport. The engineering of this magnificent piece of aviation design is highlighted by the headlights of an airfield vehicle and the tyres sit firmly on the tarmac at an exact parking spot according to the aircraft's length in order for it to be met by air bridges and service trucks. The nose wheel is used for steering the jet when on the ground. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .

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Image Size: 3543x5315 / 2.6MB; Heathrow airport GB British English Europe EU Great Britain England UK London aviation British Airways BA apron airfield airline ramp airside Boeing Jumbo 747 aeroplane aircraft airplane jet aerospace aeronautical aerodynamics turnround nosewheel undercarriage wheel tyres portrait upright vertical night dark overnight night-stop floodlit beneath under underneath ZHC stand tires operations air travel airliner plane travel schedule scheduled civil commercial LHR landscape darkness turnaround
Contained in galleries: A Week at the Airport (unpublished), Jumbo Jet

The giant nosewheel of a Boeing 747-400 airliner is parked on the apron area during its overnight turnround at Heathrow Airport. The engineering of this magnificent piece of aviation design is highlighted by the headlights of an airfield vehicle and the tyres sit firmly on the tarmac at an exact parking spot according to the aircraft's length in order for it to be met by air bridges and service trucks. The nose wheel is used for steering the jet when on the ground. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .