SEMINAR ON

LANDING GEAR

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Introduction
Purpose of landing gear
Types of landing gear arrangement
Design considerations
Construction
Aircraft breaks
Development of landing gears
Antiskid systems

INTRODUCTION

Aircraft landing gear supports the entire weight

of an
aircraft during landing and ground
operations.
They are attached to primary structural
members of the aircraft.
For snow it will be skis type
For water it may of pontoon type
For ground and water An amphibious aircraft
with retractable wheels

Purpose of Landing Gear

To provides structural support to the aircraft
for ground operation
To provides maneuverability for ground
operation
To provides a mean to absorb unusually
loads incurred during landing and ground
operation

TYPES OF LANDING GEAR

ARRANGEMENT
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B.
C.

Tail wheel type (Conventional)

Tandem loading gear (longitudinally Aligned)
Tricycle type landing gear

Retraction Type . As speed of aircraft increases the

drag caused by the landing gear becomes
Greater and a means to retract the gear to eliminate
parasite drag is required.

Shock Absorbing-The shock energy is altered and

transferred throughout the airframe at a different rate
and time than the single strong pulse of impact.

Non Shock Absorbing- The shock is absorbed by

converting the energy into heat energy.
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Design considerations

Maximum strength
Minimum weight
High reliability
Overall aircraft integration
Low cost
Airfield compatibility
Landing Gear should locate near the center
gravity (CG) of the plane
CG location are depended on aircraft
configuration, loading, fuel state
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CONSTRUCTION

eel alignment on an aircraft

a) Parallel to the longitudinal axis
(aligned)
b) Converge on the longitudinal axis
(tow-in)
c) Veer away from the longitudinal
axis (tow-out)

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 To decrease drag in flight some undercarriages retract

into the wings and/or fuselage with wheels flush against
the surface or concealed behind doors; this is called
retractable gear.

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Air Craft Brakes

The brakes slow the aircraft and stop it in a
reasonable amount of time. They hold the aircraft
stationary during engine run-up and, in many cases,
steer the aircraft during taxi.
On most aircraft, each of the main wheels is equipped
with a brake unit.
The nose wheel may have or may not have a brake.
In the typical brake system, mechanical and/or hydraulic
linkages to the rudder pedals allow the pilot to control
the brakes.
Brakes principle is the conversion of kinetic energy of
motion into heat energy through the creation of friction.13

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Types of Brakes
1. Single Disc Brakes or
Floating Disc Brakes
2. Dual Disc Brake
3. Segment Rotor Disc
Brakes
4. Carbon Disc Brakes
5. Expander Tube Disc
brakes
6. Boosted brakes
7. Power Brakes
A cross-sectional view of a Goodyear
single-disc brake calliper illustrates the
adjusting pin assembly that doubles as a
wear indicator.

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Materials

Ultra-High Tensile Steels are already being

integrated into the A400M and the B-787 landing
gear, replacing the low-alloy steels.
Research into organic matrix composites and
metal matrix composites using titanium are
promising, though still very expensive.

Corrosion
- Many modern aircraft have cadmium in the
landing gear to prevent corrosion and chrome
plating to reduce friction wear.
- Advancements in stainless steels and titanium
will replace the cadmium in landing gear.

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ANTISKID SYSTEM

Antiskid system is a feature found in high

performance aircraft braking system. It is
important because if a wheel goes into skid, its
braking value is greatly reduced.

The skid control system performs four functions:

i) normal skid control, ii) locked wheel skid
control, iii) touchdown protection and iv) fail-safe
protection.

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Normal Skid Control

It comes into play when wheel rotation slows down

but has not come to a stop.
When this slowing down happens, the wheel sliding
action has just begun and not reached a full scale
slide.
In this situation the skid control valve removes
some of the
hydraulic pressure to the wheel, which
permits the wheel to rotate a little faster and stop its
sliding.
The skid detection and control of each wheel is
completely independent of the others.
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QUESTIONS ?

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