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There are many different kinds of landing gear that can be categorized by their geometry and their internal design. There are fixed landing gears that do not retract. These are usually a support that is made of spring steel that has a axle for a wheel. This example is found on small Cessna aircraft. Other fixed landing gear that are attached at a pin joint and have a shock strut to absorb landing loads. Helicopters are good examples as many have a fixed landing gear. The simplest landing gear shock strut is designed to stroke and absorb energy and it has an axle for either 1 or 2 wheels. These usually rotate on a trunnion at the top of the gear to allow retraction by pivoting of the entire gear. A drag brace locks it down into position. Larger gear have a bogie beam or pivot beam that have multiple wheels, either 4 or 6. The bogie beam attaches to the shock strut and is allowed to pivot during landing and taxi. It will have an actuator or locking mechanism to hold the bogie beam in proper position to allow it to retract in to the wheel well. Internal Design The simplest design is the lower half of the strut(called the Piston) is designed to stroke into the upper half (Outer Cylinder). As it does, the piston forces the fluid through an narrow opening (orifice) that restricts the movement and allows the gear to absorb energy. Many Nose landing gears are of this simple design. Other gear designs will allow the Piston to stroke to a point where it contacts a 2nd Stage. This 2nd stage will have higher pressure or an enclosed volume of air that acts as a final cushion to stop the gear. Some gears have a 2nd Chamber at the top of the gear that has its own piston and orifice. As the Piston strokes, the internal pressures build up and push against the 2nd Stage and it begins to stroke and also resist the forces. This example is found in the DC10 or MD11 Main landing gear.

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In general one type is with one tail (skid) wheel mostly in small and old type aircraft. Present day most off the planes have tri-cycle type of landing wheel configuration. To further classification is fixed and retractable , one with float for landing on water and enclosed wheel for landing on ground.

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Why is landing gear called landing gear?

Attached to a gear are many tires. The tires are used the land the aeroplane. That is why it is called landing gear.


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What is the definition of fixed landing gear?

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Why is Vlo lower than Vle?

Vlo = Maximum landing gear operating speed (do not exceed this speed while the landing gear is operaing) Vle = Maximum landing gear extended speed (do not exceed this speed while the landing gear is extended) When the landing gear is fully retracted or fully extended it is locked into position and is more resistant to damage from high airspeeds. When the landing gear is in the process of extending or retracting (operating) there is no locking mechanism, and the only thing resisting the airflow is the extension/retraction mechanisms. Additionally, on some aircraft, the landing gear may swing or swivel in odd directions in order to tuck into their recesses, this can cause odd aerodynamic behavoir in the rest of the aircraft if done at high speeds. Once the landing gear is extended, it is rare that a pilot would then exceed Vlo. Most of the time the landing gear is lowered shortly before landing and the pilot is doing everything he can to slow the aircraft further. However in the event that an aircraft had to be flown a long distance with the landing gear extended (such as a ferry flight to a repair facility) the pilot would go ahead & fly Vle.


What are the forces acting on landing gear during landing?

vertical loads, longitudinal loads and vertical loads

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