Flashcards on Aircraft Landing Gear and Brake Systems
Aircraft Landing Gear and Brake Systems Explained
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Aircraft Landing Gear and Brake Systems
13 cards
Card 1
Question: When should landing gear retraction checks be accomplished?
Answer: During annual and other type inspections, after replacing landing gear components, and after any hard landing.
Card 2
Question: What is used to inflate an oleo-type landing gear shock strut?
Answer: A high-pressure source of dry air or nitrogen.
Card 3
Question: Where can you find proper aircraft tire inflation information?
Answer: In the Operator's Manual, the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, and special tire inflation pressure charts based on gross weight.
Card 4
Question: What factors determine the correct tire inflation when inflating aircraft tires?
Answer: Tire size, outside air temperature, and the gross weight of the aircraft.
Card 5
Question: What is the purpose of a hydraulic shimmy damper?
Answer: To prevent nose wheel vibration or shimmy during taxiing, landing, or takeoff.
Card 6
Question: What routine care should be given to landing gear shock struts?
Answer: Inspect regularly for fluid leakage and proper extension; wipe the exposed piston daily and inspect for scoring or corrosion.
Card 7
Question: What is the effect of underinflated tires on aircraft?
Answer: They are more likely to creep or slip on the wheel during landing or braking and cause rapid or uneven wear near the tread edges.
Card 8
Question: What is the purpose of the rubber packing on the mating surface of the outer half of a split-type wheel?
Answer: To prevent air leakage from the tubeless tire used with the wheel.
Card 9
Question: What are the three basic brake actuating systems?
Answer: The independent system, the booster system, and the power brake system.
Card 10
Question: What is the purpose of the debooster in a hydraulic power brake system?
Answer: To decrease pressure and increase fluid volume going to the brakes, giving the pilot better control.