Aircraft landing gear design : principles and practices / Norman S. Currey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Currey, Norman S.

Series:

AIAA education series.

AIAA education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes--Landing gear--Design and construction.

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

x, 373 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text aims to lead students and engineers from the initial concepts of landing gear design through to the final detail design. It provides a link in landing gear technology from historical practices to modern design trends, also considering the necessary airfield interface with gear design.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Forword

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose of This Book

1.2 Background and History

1.3 Landing Gear Types

1.4 Data Sources

Chapter 2. The Design Process

2.1 Components of Landing Gear Design

2.2 Development of First Concepts

2.3 Preliminary Design

2.4 Postcontractual Design

2.5 Air Vehicle Test

Chapter 3. Initial Layout

3.1 Conceptual Design Phase

3.2 Project Definition Phase

Chapter 4. Requirements

4.1 Abbreviations

4.2 Terminology

4.3 Operating Conditions

4.4 Layout

4.5 Gas/Oil Shock Absorbers

4.6 Tires

4.7 Wheels

4.8 Brakes

4.9 Skid Control

4.10 Steering Systems

4.11 Locks

4.12 Retraction/Extension Mechanisms

4.13 Cockpit Requirements

4.14 Protection

4.15 Doors and Fairings

4.16 Maintenance

4.17 Strength

4.18 Tail Bumpers

4.19 Arresting Hooks

Chapter 5. Shock Absorber Design

5.1 Shock Absorber Types

5.2 Some Basic Considerations and Tradeoffs

5.3 Stroke Calculation

5.4 Rubber Shock Absorber Design

5.5 Leaf Spring Shock Absorber Design

5.6 Liquid Spring Design

5.7 Oleo-Pneumatic Shock Absorber Design

5.8 Detail Design of a Single-Acting Oleo-Pneumatic Strut

5.9 Piston Valves Used for Load/Stroke Modification

5.10 Contracting Shock Struts

5.11 Orifice Design

Chapter 6. Tires

6.1 Tire Construction

6.2 Design Considerations and Requirements

6.3 Rolling Radius

6.4 Radius of Gyration

6.5 Crush Load

6.6 Temperature Effects

6.7 Tire Rolling Resistance

6.8 Tire Friction

6.9 Side Forces and Slip Angles

6.10 Hydroplaning

Chapter 7. Brakes, Wheels, and Skid Control

7.1 Requirements

7.2 Brake Sizing

7.3 Brake Material

7.4 Brake Design

7.5 Wheel Design

7.6 Brake Heat

7.7 Skid Control

7.8 Autobrakes.

7.9 Hydraulic Brake Systems

7.10 Emergency Brake Systems

7.11 Brake Control Pedal

7.12 Advanced Brake Control System (ABCS)

Chapter 8. Kinematics

8.1 General Guidelines

8.2 Kinematic Concepts

8.3 Kinematic Detail

8.4 Mathematical Kinematic Analysis

Chapter 9. Steering Systems

9.1 Design Considerations and Requirements

9.2 Actuation

9.3 Hand-Wheel Installations

9.4 Shimmy Damping

9.5 Castering Nose Wheels

Chapter 10. Detail Design

10.1 Materials

10.2 Lugs and Pins

10.3 Bushings

10.4 Lubrication

10.5 Finishes

10.6 Seals

10.7 Jack Pads and Tow Fittings

10.8 Locks

Chapter 11. Weight

11.1 Weight Estimation: Method 1

11.2 Weight Estimation: Method 2

11.3 Method Comparison

11.4 Preliminary Component Weight Estimate

11.5 Analytical Weight Estimate

Chapter 12. Airfield Considerations

12.1 Background

12.2 Definitions and Parameters

12.3 Airfield Surface Types

12.4 Flotation

12.5 Flotation on Paved Airfields

12.6 Flotation on Unpaved Airfields

12.7 Limited Operation

12.8 Aircraft Classification Number-Pavement Classification Number (ACN-PCN)

12.9 Roughness

Chapter 13. Unorthodox Landing Gears

13.1 Overall Review

13.2 Skids

13.3 Skis

13.4 Tracks

13.5 Air-Cushion Landing System (ACLS)

Chapter 14. Design Data

Chapter 15. Specifications

Subject Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.

ISBN:

1-60086-018-4

1-60119-210-X

OCLC:

922978919