For FSDS modelling in general - you can check out Dave Eckert's site:

http://www.daviator.com

also, http://www.simcraft.nl/tutor_list.html

Basically, we've linked to those sites as well from the FFDS page, which is the main reason I tend to direct folks to the FFDS site.

As to animation - there are the default tags, and whether you're using the stock FS animations, or keyframes, you HAVE to assign the correct tags.

c_tire will make your center tire rotate, but "nose.tire" won't.... - and that's whether you're building in gmax or FSDS.