Simviation Forum - Landing Gear

Feb 10^th, 2005 at 3:33am

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Hi everybody,
Does anyone know the function of this

This particular photo is of a Concorde but I have seen similar things of the AI's (FS2004) MD80's. Just wondering what it's there for.
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Reply #1 - Feb 10^th, 2005 at 5:40am

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its to stop water and debris getting into the engines and brakes if i remember correctly. Called a cutter.

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Reply #2 - Feb 10^th, 2005 at 1:49pm

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Weren't they added after the Concorde crash?

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Reply #3 - Feb 10^th, 2005 at 2:01pm

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I seem to recall seeing them on it before.

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Reply #4 - Feb 10^th, 2005 at 10:28pm

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It strips off mud and stuff like that which might stick to the tires and be thrown against the bottom of the fuselage. Mud at 140 miles an hour can put a nice sized dent in an MD-80. Some actually brush against the tires to get our small rocks, debris, and other foreign objects.

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Reply #5 - Feb 11^th, 2005 at 12:25am

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Wouldn't stuff get caught in it?

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Reply #6 - Feb 11^th, 2005 at 8:24am

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If something is big and sturdy enough to get stuck in it, you have more importaint things to worry about.

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Reply #7 - Feb 11^th, 2005 at 8:48am

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lol correct 73. They are built out of strong metal (titanium mostly) to be able to take the force of the various objects hitting. As pilots, we check them before every flight. I've seen some pretty torn up ones and ones that were actually bent several degrees. Shocked

However, for the most part, pretty much everything hits it and falls right off, nothing really sticks except a very thin layer of mud to the bottom, mainly (guessing) because of the airflow around the wheels after takeoff and before landing.

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