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italia458

20th Sep 2014 03:32

Aircraft design - gear neutral position

Hi,

I'm curious as to why some gear bogies are designed to be tilted on landing so the rear wheels touch first (787) and some so that all wheels touch at the same time (A350).

Does anyone know what goes into deciding this?

Machinbird

21st Sep 2014 13:13

Here is some prior discussion on the subject:
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/52454...ientation.html

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