Patent ID: 8376273

Claim:
A method of braked pivot turning an aircraft on the ground, the aircraft comprising a fuselage, a landing gear assembly located to one side thereof, and a brake control system, the landing gear assembly comprising a bogie with a plurality of wheels mounted thereon, at least one wheel being located on a first side of the bogie and at least one wheel being located on a second side of the bogie, the method including the steps of: (i) applying thrust suitable for moving the aircraft, (ii) receiving a signal as an input to the brake control system, the signal relating to the application of brakes to the wheels of the aircraft landing gear, and (iii) the brake control system, in dependence on the signal, applying, via the braking of at least one wheel, a greater braking force to the first side of the bogie than to the second side, the first side being located closer to the centre of turning of the aircraft than the second side.