Radicaldude1234
Well-Known Member
Having never been a fan of the cantilever spring landing gear designs so favored by Cessna, Vans, and about half of the homebuilt industry, I decided to sketch the oleo design detailed in Pazmany's "Landing Gear Design for Light Aircraft: Vol 1" (There was never a Vol.2; too bad as it was to detail retraction schemes).
The PL-2 main gear design was geared (hah!) towards homebuilders and is already pretty simple to build, my laziness encourages me to further simplify the design before incorporating it into my overall design:
The design depicted in the book has a 27" long strut and uses a 5.00-5 tire/hub, the latter of which is roughly depicted here. Without the hydraulic oil, tire, hub, and axle, it weighs about 20lbs.
The PL-2 main gear design was geared (hah!) towards homebuilders and is already pretty simple to build, my laziness encourages me to further simplify the design before incorporating it into my overall design:
The design depicted in the book has a 27" long strut and uses a 5.00-5 tire/hub, the latter of which is roughly depicted here. Without the hydraulic oil, tire, hub, and axle, it weighs about 20lbs.
