Thank You! Glad You like them. Well it turns 180 degrees in 150 ft. (at the “start” end of RWY 09R after a “bactrack”) – although they dispatched a couple of “scanners” to get it around the corners. Fair enough! Some years back we had a C-5 stuck in that position across the runway. The USAF had to fly another C-5 up from Ramstein with a tow tractor. They turned 180 in front of the stuck Galaxy (just to make a point!). The stuck C-5 could have used reverse – but that was only permissible in “war-time”.
Best regards
P.S. My earlier post about the SAS A330. They turn at the other intersection a little further up the rwy (you get a few extra feet, if needed in an intersection). The A330/340 turns in about the same amount. A 180 degree is allowed with nose wheel steering and outer engine power – but not with brakes on the inner! They skid around like some 3-axel bogie truck.
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