LANDING GEAR

CONTENTS:

• Introduction
• Type of landing gear
• Emergency extensionsystem
• Aircraft brakes

INTRODUCTION

• Support the entire weight of an aircraft during landing and ground operation

TYPE OF LANDING GEAR

• Convential
• Unconvential
• Tandem
• Tricycle

EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM

• Lowers the landing gear if the main power system fails
• Some aircraft use a non mechanical back-up such as pneumatic power
• Some aircraft have an emergency release handle that connected through a mechanical linkage to the gear up

aircraft brakes

• Slow the aircraft and stop it in a reasonable amount of time
• Each of the main wheels is equipped with a brake unit
• Mechanical and hydraulic linkage allow the pilot to control the brakes

TYPES OF BRAKES

• Single disc brakes
• Dual disc brakes
• Segment rotor disc brakes
• Carbon disc brakes
• Expander tube disc brakes
• Boosted brakes
• Power brakes