SynchroLite ~ Landing Gear
Overview:
New configuration:
- See sketch below.
- A skid on each side of the craft
- The aft portion of the skids are stronger, and perhaps larger, than the forward portion
- The aft portion is connected to a leg, similar to the tripod leg, which extends out and down from under the pilot's seat.
- The front of both skids move upward and inward to a common attachment point at the nose of the fuselage,
- Most of the loading is taken by the rear legs. The front attachment is primary to hold alignment.
- The skid and rear leg is a one piece assembly, which can be removed from the fuselage, if need be.
- This will accommodate run-on emergency landings.
- The front of the skids should be firmly and 'smoothly, attached to the nose of the craft so that a wire strike will result in the wire to slide down below the skids, or perhaps up, where there might be a wire cutter incorporated into the rotor mast(s).
Sketch:
The following pages must be revised to the new supporting
Working Papers:
Information on composites:
Composite (A029)
Secondary Grouping:
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Assembly: |
Final assembly of the sub-components listed below. |
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Front: |
Constructed of fiberglass upper and lower laminates separated by honeycomb core. Fiberglass to be primarily unidirectional. |
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Rear: |
Bowed tapered legs constructed of fiberglass upper and lower laminates separated by honeycomb core. . Fiberglass to be primarily unidirectional. |
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Last Revised: December 17, 2009