Project number
16089
Organization
UA Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Academic year
2016-2017
The sponsor asked the team to develop the mechanical design of the main landing gear for the ClipperSpirit amphibious seaplane, a high-wing, 30-seat turboprop regional airliner in which the main gear retracts into a wing-mounted engine nacelle.
Project goals include designing the configuration of the main gear; sizing the components of the gear; determining the kinematic definition of the extension and retraction of the gear; determining the internal structural loads absorbed by the gear structure, the oleo shock strut and tires; and determining the transmitted loads to the wing mount.
The gear design meets sponsor and FAA certification requirements. Analytical design work was demonstrated and tested by building a one-tenth-scale model of the gear.
Project goals include designing the configuration of the main gear; sizing the components of the gear; determining the kinematic definition of the extension and retraction of the gear; determining the internal structural loads absorbed by the gear structure, the oleo shock strut and tires; and determining the transmitted loads to the wing mount.
The gear design meets sponsor and FAA certification requirements. Analytical design work was demonstrated and tested by building a one-tenth-scale model of the gear.