The Impact of Changes in the Landing Gear Structure of Aircraft on Safety Performance

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10.2991/978-94-6463-864-6_69How to use a DOI?

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Aircraft Landing Gear; Structural Evolution; Shock Absorption; Flight Safety; Composite Materials

Abstract

While wings, control surfaces, engine, and flight control make sure the aircraft can fly. The landing gear is the only structure that supports an aircraft’s weight on the ground. Landing gear is an essential structure that allows aircraft to take off and land because it integrates tires to keep traction on the ground, oleo shock absorbers to reduce landing impact, brakes to stop the aircraft before running to the end of the runway, and steering hinges to help manoeuvre on the ground. Landing gear was first just an unimportant design on early gliders or bicycle wheels on wooden planes for gentler landings. However, it has become increasingly important to aircraft as they become faster, heavier and require more manoeuvrability on the ground. From the early 20th century wheels connected directly to the fuselage on early experimental planes, to elastic connections, retractable structure, and modern oleo strut, multiple-wheel landing gear on large passenger planes, the design of landing gear has experienced many changes. In addition, the development of material science and electronic control has brought landing gear higher strength and smarter automatic controls.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiuyu Mao
AU  - Chengcheng Zheng
AU  - Ruiyang Zhu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/10/23
TI  - The Impact of Changes in the Landing Gear Structure of Aircraft on Safety Performance
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 2nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Control (EEIC 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 805
EP  - 814
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-864-6_69
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