In House Assessment- Mechanica

Figure 1: AC-101 Aircraft Design

The AC-101 aircraft has been developed as a multi-purpose aircraft with the following specifications:

Cruise Altitude

Maximum Altitude

Empty Weight

Maximum Take-Off Weight

Range

Maximum Take-off Roll

Maximum Deceleration under Braking

Minimum Landing Roll

Cruise Velocity

Maximum Velocity

Maximum Structural Loading

i. Wheel locations

ii. Wheel installation and fixation arrangement

iii. Suitable bearing arrangement

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700m AMSL

1500m AMSL

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40 kg

50 kg

150km

200 m

0.8g

1. Problem 1

aircraft consists of a standard tricycle landing gear arrangement for which the front landing gear

needs to be detailed.

on the layout given in Figure 2, determine:

a. The maximum load on the front landing gear module.

b. A suitable diameter and material for the Front Landing Gear Axle.

C.

Given the Wheels specified in Figure 3, propose a suitable design for the axle. Include at

least the following:

10 m.

140km/h

160 km/h

Vertical: -3g/+5g

Lateral: -1.5g/+1.5g

Axial: -1g/+1.5g/nMo

62mm

70mm

KAGRISD

550mm

35mm

64mm

Figure 2: AC-101 Landing Gear Arrangement

Aluminium hub rubber wheels

735mm

New Aluminium hub rubber wheel

SIZE

5.00 - AL

1050mm

CNC Aluminium hub rubber wheels

Dis

Dimm

127

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Figure 3: Front Wheel Specification

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REMARK