Reference mainly to aircraft of Royal Air Force; there is tendency to raise pressure of landing wheel tires, brought about by need for reducing dimension of tires to enable them to be stowed inside modern wing; use of multiple wheels; truck undercarriages; comment on possibility of complete elimination of landing gear; use of skids. From lecture before Roy Aeronautical Soc.


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    Title :

    Recent developments in aeroplane landing gear


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Engineering ; 171 , n 4439


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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