Talk:Undercarriage

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It would be interesting to see more information on the requirements for pressurization of the tires. For the Concorde, the inflation pressure was at something around 225 psi.

Contents 1 Fixed gear 2 Stowaways 3 19 Oct 2007 Edit 4 Helicopter Landing Gear

[edit] Fixed gear

Hey folks, I replaced the photo of the Airbus wheels with that of some Junkers Ju 87s, to illustrate fixed(and taildragging) landing gear. Two different shots of airliner wheels seemed kinda redundant too. Hope nobody minds. Gooberliberation 10:03, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I do mind because there was no reason to remove a good quality useful pic. Just add your own pic but please don't remove existing material unless it's low quality or doesn't illustrate the subject. There's more than one airliner undercarriage configuration! Best Wishes - Adrian Pingstone 12:24, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Ah, well, looks like just adding the extra picture fixed the problem of having a big chunk of whitespace near the bottom of the page! Sorry about that. Gooberliberation 17:53, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for your understanding, and I'm sorry if I sounded a little unfriendly above, I didn't intend to - Adrian Pingstone 18:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stowaways

The info under this heading was literally the Stowaway article cut-and-pasted in, so I cut out what didn't apply to aircraft landing gear and cleaned up what was left over. Did the stowaways from the May 9th event use the landing gear or ride in the cargo bay? I'm not familiar with the event, but the paragraph should be removed if it doesn't apply to landing gear. --Maxrandom777 22:38, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 19 Oct 2007 Edit

I added 0-2 skid data based on my experience at Cessna factory - I witnessed the test (wheels-up landing on the grassy area alongside the factory's Pawnee Plant airstrip). I added stowaway picture information based on seeing the picture in a newspaper (I don't have the newspaper now, so I cannot reference it). I added other factoids based on my knowledge of the aircraft involved. Hope everybody is OK with this entry.Raymondwinn 12:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helicopter Landing Gear

This type of landing is very unique and could be classified as another type of landing gear. There are various types of gear systems both civil and military. I think including this on the page would be beneficial.--The Founders Intent 17:06, 26 October 2007 (UTC)