Day 1 Lecture Flashcards
Fixed Landing Gear Purpose
Simple Design and Lightweight
Fixed Landing Gear are used for ____ powered aircraft
Recip
Fixed Landing Gear are not worried about ____ because they have ____ ____
Drag
Low Speed
Retractable Landing Gear Purpose
No Drag
Retractable Landing Gear are used on ____ ____ aircraft
Higher Speed
Most aircraft equiped with retractable Landing Gear are _____
Commercial
There are 6 configurations
Conventional
Tricycle
Seaplanes/amphibians
Skiplanes
Helicopter
Multiple wheeled
There are ____ Tandem and ____ Tandem Rows of landing gears.
Single
Double
Conventional Design Now incorporates a ______
tailwheel
Conventional Design ____ ____ carried majority of weight
Main Gears
Conventional Design Originally has “___ ___” on rear for stability for unpaved runways
tail skid
Conventional Design C.G. _____ wheel
behind
Conventional Design have ____ ____ for turning “S” Turns and Ground Loops!!
Differential Braking
Most common in use for transport aircraft
Tricycle Design
Tricycle Design C.G. is between ____ and ____ wheels
Main
Nose
What design Allows for heavier aircraft
Tricycle Design