RE: Nosewheel steering thoughts........
The T-33 belongs to the NASA group too. They use JR gyros in all of their stuff. I think that one is a 500T, or it might be a 410T. They've got an AMT 180 engine in there. Its airstart, but they have a big trailer to haul around all the stuff it takes to start it. Its a nice little engine and the spoolup time is very quick. That airplane is one of my favorite of the NASA planes to fly - although it does take practice to land well...
Bob