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Aircraft Wheels Numbering System
During aircraft firefighting operations we are required to inform and relay to the flight crew problems affecting the aircraft gears. We usually number the wheels from front to back and left to right. Could you please indicate where we could find some technical information on wheels numbering system?
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Left to Right, Front or rear. 1-2-3-4-etc.
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Airbus A330-200.....main gear bogie looking forward from tail to nose and left to right the front wheels are 1:2:3:4 and the rear wheels are 5:6:7
If I knew how to copy a PDF diagram I would put a nice picture here as well.
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Why has my typed in number eight (8) done that????
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left to right front to back aft looking forward.
except Boeing and Airbus do it differently!
B747
1 2
----------- 13 14
3 4 5 6
--- 9 10
- 15 16
---- 7 8
-- 11 12
A330
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Keep it simple as half the crews don't know how they are numbered!
We often get left front right body gear, instead of 9.
Last edited by spannersatcx; 11th Aug 2012 at 17:29 .
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Clarke Fife
Why has my typed in number eight (8) done that????
It is caused by typing the colon : and putting it next to an 8. Is a vBulletin PITA. Put a space between the : and the 8 and it doesn't happen
or : 8 (note the space).
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Thanks Biggles 78........life and PPRuNe are a never ending source of learning and joy to me. Appreciate your prompt assistance
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Boeing 757 767 Main Gear
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So how are the A380 wheels numbered, and come to that what about the A340 variants?
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Like this.
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B777
13 14
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
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Probationary PPRuNer
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Sorry for the blank one but I don't have the information yet
Tyre positions
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Probationary PPRuNer
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The wheels are in the right place when I type this above, but comes out like this when I click done
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The Mighty C-5 3A2
Last edited by galaxy flyer; 13th Jan 2013 at 23:19 .
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Compiling the above and what I know, the best generic is left to right first and then the aft mains counting first then body or center in the same respect.
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soooo...Ottowa,
personally, I would go back to the ground vehicle nomenclature you are all used to, and just add more numbers...
perhaps the one that is smoking red hot with flames works as well...
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