Aircraft Landing Gear Systems
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What is the primary advantage of a conventional landing gear configuration?

  • Easy to control during takeoff and landing
  • Level cabin area for passengers
  • Reduced drag in the air (correct)
  • Increased stability on the ground

    • What is a characteristic of an aircraft with a tricycle landing gear?

  • The aircraft has a tail wheel
  • The aircraft has only two main wheel assemblies
  • The aircraft fuselage is tilted during takeoff and landing
  • The aircraft fuselage is in a level attitude on the ground (correct)

    • What is a disadvantage of a conventional landing gear configuration?

  • Increased stability on the ground
  • Easy to control during takeoff and landing
  • Less stable on the ground (correct)
  • Reduced drag in the air

    • What is an advantage of a tricycle landing gear configuration?

    <p>Stable on the ground</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of an aircraft with a conventional landing gear?

    <p>The aircraft has a tail wheel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a landing gear system?

    <p>To support the aircraft during takeoff and landing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the compressed air in the chamber of an air-oleo shock-absorbing landing gear?

    <p>To act as a shock absorber during taxiing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of retractable landing gear?

    <p>Elimination of drag caused by exposure to airflow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of fairing on fixed gear?

    <p>To reduce drag</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary importance of retractable landing gear?

    <p>Safe operation of the aircraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of panels attached to the retractable landing gear of a Boeing 737?

    <p>To provide smooth airflow over the struts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of wheel pants on fixed gear?

    <p>To reduce drag</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of power is used to operate retractable landing gear?

    <p>Hydraulic or electric power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the torque links in a retractable landing gear system?

    <p>To transmit torque loads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the drag link?

    <p>To stabilize the landing gear assembly longitudinally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is often referred to as a scissors assembly?

    <p>Torque Links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the side brace link?

    <p>To stabilize the landing gear assembly laterally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the component that contains the shock-absorbing mechanism?

    <p>Struts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the overcenter link?

    <p>To apply pressure to the center pivot joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the component that is attached to the airframe?

    <p>Trunnion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the component that can tilt fore and aft?

    <p>Truck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the component that holds wheels and axle in a correctly aligned position?

    <p>Torque Links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique about Type I tires?

    <p>Their design is no longer active.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of Type III tires?

    <p>They are typically used on light aircraft with landing speeds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is common among Types I, III, VII, and VIII tires?

    <p>They are all still in production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique about Type VII tires?

    <p>They have an extra high pressure rating, low speed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of Type VIII tires?

    <p>They have all of the above features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are Type I tires designated?

    <p>By their nominal overall diameter in inches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of main landing gear?

    <p>To provide the main support of the airplane on land or water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of landing gear is typically used in helicopters and sailplanes?

    <p>Nonabsorbing landing gear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the shock cord in shock-cord landing gear?

    <p>To absorb the shock of landing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the oleo strut in spring-oleo struts?

    <p>To absorb the shock of landing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the spring in spring-type gear?

    <p>To absorb the shock of landing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between main landing gear and auxiliary landing gear?

    <p>Main landing gear provides the main support of the airplane, while auxiliary landing gear provides additional support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the brakes in main landing gear?

    <p>To slow down the aircraft during landing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the cowling and fairing in main landing gear?

    <p>To streamline the airflow around the landing gear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Landing Gear Systems

    • Landing gear designs vary from fixed arrangements to complex retractable systems.

    Landing Gear Configurations

    • Aircraft landing gear can be classified as either tricycle or conventional.
    • Conventional geared aircraft:
      • Have two main wheel assemblies and a tail wheel.
      • Are suitable for rough field operations and associated with older aircraft.
      • Advantages:
        • Reduced drag in the air.
        • Reduced landing gear weight.
      • Disadvantages:
        • Less stable on the ground.
        • Require more skill when taxiing, during takeoff and landing.

    Tricycle Landing Gear

    • Have a nose wheel assembly and two main gear assemblies.
    • Allow the aircraft fuselage to be in a level attitude on the ground.
    • Advantages:
      • Cabin area is level, making it easy for passengers to move inside the aircraft.
      • Stable on the ground.
      • Easy to control when taxiing, during takeoff and landing.

    Classification of Landing Gear

    • Main landing gear:
      • Supports the airplane on land or water.
      • Components:
        • Wheels, floats, or skis.
        • Shock absorbing equipment.
        • Brakes.
        • Retracting mechanism.
        • Control and warning devices.
        • Cowling and fairing.
        • Structural members for attachment to the primary structure of the airplane.
    • Auxiliary landing gear:
      • Tail or nose wheel installations.
      • Skids.
      • Outboard pontoons.
      • Cowling and reinforcements.

    Types of Landing Gear

    • Non-absorbing landing gear:
      • Rigid landing gear (used in helicopters and sailplanes).
      • Shock-cord landing gear (uses rubber shock cords).
      • Spring-type gear (uses single, tapered strips or tubes of spring steel or composite material).
    • Shock-absorbing landing gear:
      • Spring-oleo struts (piston and coiled spring).
      • Air-oleo (principle operation is similar to spring-oleo struts).

    Fixed Gear

    • Non-retractable landing gear attached to structural members of the airplane.
    • Often equipped with fairing to reduce drag.
    • Wheel pants are used to cover the wheel and tire to reduce drag.
    • Usually found on small aircraft.

    Retractable Landing Gear

    • Developed to eliminate drag caused by exposure of landing gear to airflow during flight.
    • Retraction is accomplished with hydraulic or electric power.
    • In emergency, backup hydraulic systems, stored air or gas can be directed into actuating cylinders.
    • Much more complex, with primary importance in the safe operation of the aircraft.

    Landing Gear Components

    • Components of landing gear assemblies:
      • Trunnion (attached to the airframe).
      • Struts (vertical member of the landing gear assembly).
      • Torque links (connects strut cylinder to piston and axle).
      • Truck (located on the bottom of the strut piston).
      • Drag link (stabilizes the landing gear assembly longitudinally).
      • Side brace link (stabilizes the landing gear assembly laterally).
      • Overcenter link (applies pressure to the center pivot joint).
      • Swivel gland (used in retractable landing gear).
      • Shimmy dampers (used to reduce shimmy).

    Tires and Wheels

    • Types of tires:
      • Type I (smooth contour, no longer active, used on fixed gear aircraft).
      • Type II (high pressure, not applicable).
      • Type III (low pressure, common general aviation tire).
      • Type IV (extra low pressure, not applicable).
      • Type V (not applicable).
      • Type VI (low profile, not applicable).
      • Type VII (extra high pressure, low speed, and extra high pressure, high speed).
      • Type VIII (extra high pressure, low profile, low speed, and extra high pressure, low profile, high speed).

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    Explore the different types of landing gear designs and configurations, including fixed and retractable systems, tricycle and conventional gear, and their advantages and disadvantages.

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