Simviation Forum - Show and tell

Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:33am

expat Offline
Colonel
Deep behind enemy lines!

Gender:
Posts: 8499

Next task was the removal of the nose landing gear strut to replace all the seals. Here we can see what's on the inside.

Matt

Scissor link folded back out of the way.

The strut

Here we can see the centreing cam. When the aircraft is airborne the strutt does to full extension. The cams come together to ensure that the gear is straight before retraction.

Pull the table cloth out and see it it all stays in place......on second thoughts Grin

PETA People Eating Tasty Animals.

B1 Boeing 737-800 and Dash8 Q-400

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 12:06pm

Rifleman Offline
Colonel
" Full size A/C are just
overgrown models ! "
Tropical island in the Pacific

Posts: 6622

Always appreciated to see the inner working of things we usually don't think about....... Shocked

Thank You !

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 12:10pm

Flying Trucker Offline
Colonel
An Old Retired Rocking
Chair Flying Geezer

Gender:
Posts: 11425

Thanks Matt...wonderful shots and very educational for some of our members.

I always liked walking through the maintenance hangars and chewing the rag with you lot. I still do get through the hangars when I am with one of our children and I always manage to learn something new.

By the way do you have any of my tools there?

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 12:15pm

Fozzer Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861

Fascinating engineering shots, Matt!.... Smiley

...!

No sign of rust or corrosion there, although they are exposed to the elements!

The Nose landing gear on large Passenger Jets always looks very fragile from a distance, (compared to the Mains), and I'm amazed that they can support the landing load, and final weight of the Aircraft... Shocked

...!

Always likely/too easy to fail on a heavy nose-first landing!

Paul...

...!

Rather more substantial that the front Telescopic Forks on my Motor Bikes!.... Grin

....!

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 3:36pm

patchz Offline
Colonel
What, me worry?
IN THE FUNNY PAPERS

Gender:
Posts: 10589

Very nice show & tell Matt. How much does that thing weigh; in pounds? Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 7:21pm

Fozzer Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861

patchz wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 3:36pm:

Very nice show & tell Matt. How much does that thing weigh; in pounds? Roll Eyes

I don't think you would want to drop it on your foot!... Shocked

....

...

...!

Paul...in a Telescopic Mood... Grin

...!

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 7:43pm

Steve M Offline
Colonel
Cambridge On.

Gender:
Posts: 4097

Very interesting! I have a friend who makes main gear parts in a huge CNC machine. If he has a bad part at the end of the shift it can cost his company large money.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Feb 25^th, 2010 at 1:51am

a1 Offline
Colonel
Tied In A Knot I Am

Gender:
Posts: 8217

Things you don't get to see normally. Great show.

790i : QX9650 : 4Gb DDR3 : GeForce 8800 GTX : 1 WD Raptor : 1 WD VelociRaptor 150

Back to top

IP Logged

	Search the archive: