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Typically, the ends of bracing struts are joined to the main internal structural components such as a wing spar or a fuselage bulkhead, and bracing wires are attached close by. Bracing may be used to resist all the various forces which occur in an airframe, including lift, weight, drag and twisting or torsion.
The crew declared an emergency and diverted to Kinston Regional Jetport to conduct an emergency landing. On the landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane slid off the runway. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed the drag brace was fractured. The aircraft was retired from service. There were no casualties ...
Airbus A380 nose landing gear (consisting of a single 2-wheel bogie) 4 wheels, 2 axles: An Airbus A330's main landing gear (consisting of two 4-wheel bogies) 6 wheels, 3 axles: A Boeing 777's main landing gear (consisting of two 6-wheel bogies) 14 wheels, 7 axles: The Antonov An-225's main landing gear (consisting of two 14-wheel bogies)
The landing gear represents 2.5 to 5% of the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) and 1.5 to 1.75% of the aircraft cost, but 20% of the airframe direct maintenance cost. A suitably-designed wheel can support 30 t (66,000 lb), tolerate a ground speed of 300 km/h and roll a distance of 500,000 km (310,000 mi) ; it has a 20,000 hours time between overhaul and a 60,000 hours or 20 year life time.
Fin and rudder tip fairings reduce drag at low angles of attack, but also reduce the stall angle, so the fairing of control surface tips depends on the application. [5] Fillets Fillets smooth the airflow at the junction between two components like the fuselage and wing. Fixed landing gear junctions Landing gear fairings reduce drag at these ...
Strut is a common name in timber framing for a support or brace of scantlings lighter than a post. Frequently struts are found in roof framing from either a tie beam or a king post to a principal rafter. Struts may be vertically plumb or leaning (then called canted, raking, or angled) and may be straight or curved.
A Cessna 150 converted to taildragger configuration by installation of an aftermarket modification kit. Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.
The landing gear is of conventional configuration and incorporates bungee suspension. The welded engine mount is 4130 steel. [13] [16] [18] The Renegades's wings have a positive stagger and incorporate a single faired interplane strut and cabane struts as well as wire-bracing.