Airframe · Lesson 17 of 40
Landing Gear Systems
How fixed and retractable landing gear absorb landing loads, retract, lock, steer and stop: shock strut servicing, bungee and spring gear, safety and warning devices, wheels and bearings, brakes and anti-skid, tires, and skis and floats.
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- Describe landing gear arrangements, shock-absorbing methods and retraction systems
- Explain how to service an air/oil shock strut and inspect bungee, spring steel, ski and float gear
- Identify gear safety, position and warning devices and when a retraction test is needed
- Explain how brakes, brake actuating systems and anti-skid work and how they are inspected and bled
- Apply the handbook's wheel, bearing and tire inspection, inflation, storage and safety practices