Aircraft Wheels Numbering System
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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.
1-2-3-4 front or 1-2-3-4 rear if airplane has a four wheel truck or more.
Not sure it is written down anywhere but manuals are written that way.
1-2-3-4 front or 1-2-3-4 rear if airplane has a four wheel truck or more.
Not sure it is written down anywhere but manuals are written that way.
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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.
If I knew how to copy a PDF diagram I would put a nice picture here as well.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by Dave Clarke Fife
Why has my typed in number eight (8) done that????
B777
13 14
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
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Sorry for the blank one but I don't have the information yet
Tyre positions
MD11
11[] []12
1[] []2 5[] []6
3[] []4 9[] []10 7[] []8
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A380
N1 [] [] N2
⬇ Wing ⬇
W1 [] [] W2 W3 [] [] W4
W5 [] [] W6 W7 [] [] W8
W9 [] [] W10 W11 [] [] W12
W13 [] [] W14 W15 [] [] W16
W17 [] [] W18 W19 [] [] W20
⬆ Body ⬆
---------------------------------------
747
17 [] [] 18
1 [] [] 2 13 [] [] 14
3 [] [] 4 5 [] [] 6 9 [] [] 10 15 [] [] 16
7 [] [] 8 11 [] [] 12
---------------------------------------
A300, A330
[] []
[] [] [] []
[] [] [] []
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A319, A320, A321
N1 [] [] N2
W1 [] [] W2 W3 [] [] W4
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757, 767
9 [] [] 10
1 [] [] 2 3 [] [] 4
5 [] [] 6 7 [] [] 8
---------------------------------------
777
13 [] [] 14
1 [] [] 2 3 [] [] 4
5 [] [] 6 7 [] [] 8
9 [] [] 10 11 [] [] 12
---------------------------------------
MD11
11[] []12
1[] []2 5[] []6
3[] []4 9[] []10 7[] []8
---------------------------------------
A380
N1 [] [] N2
⬇ Wing ⬇
W1 [] [] W2 W3 [] [] W4
W5 [] [] W6 W7 [] [] W8
W9 [] [] W10 W11 [] [] W12
W13 [] [] W14 W15 [] [] W16
W17 [] [] W18 W19 [] [] W20
⬆ Body ⬆
---------------------------------------
747
17 [] [] 18
1 [] [] 2 13 [] [] 14
3 [] [] 4 5 [] [] 6 9 [] [] 10 15 [] [] 16
7 [] [] 8 11 [] [] 12
---------------------------------------
A300, A330
[] []
[] [] [] []
[] [] [] []
---------------------------------------
A319, A320, A321
N1 [] [] N2
W1 [] [] W2 W3 [] [] W4
--------------------------------------
757, 767
9 [] [] 10
1 [] [] 2 3 [] [] 4
5 [] [] 6 7 [] [] 8
---------------------------------------
777
13 [] [] 14
1 [] [] 2 3 [] [] 4
5 [] [] 6 7 [] [] 8
9 [] [] 10 11 [] [] 12
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The Mighty C-5
NW: left to right it was 1,2,3,4
Mains:
Bogies numbered: FWD pair 1 and 2
AFT pair 3 and 4
On each bogie: FWD pair was A, AFT Left was B, AFT Right was C; left was 1, right was 2.
Sooooo.....a left aft bogie, forward pair, right tire (tyre?) was the 3A2
Sad, I remember such trivia...
NW: left to right it was 1,2,3,4
Mains:
Bogies numbered: FWD pair 1 and 2
AFT pair 3 and 4
On each bogie: FWD pair was A, AFT Left was B, AFT Right was C; left was 1, right was 2.
Sooooo.....a left aft bogie, forward pair, right tire (tyre?) was the 3A2
Sad, I remember such trivia...
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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...
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...