MacDonald, Alexander Forsyth, 1897-1965 · Port Credit, Ont. : Aviation Service Corporation · leaf 143
e, usually in conjunction with the oleo tocushion lurther shocks after landing. These are in theform of rubber DISCS or DOUGHNUTS, and SHOCKCORD, which is an elastic cord wound around twomoving members. (iv) Spring Steel: Used on certain light aircraft withconsiderable success. The gear consists of… … Fig. 7. Simple Oleo. Fig. 8. OleoAerol. Fig. 9. Oleo-Ptieuinalu. Brakes The advantage of the use of brakes on aircraft istwo-fold: (i) They provide quick deceleration, or pull-up, afterlanding. This permits higher initial, or hotter, land-ing speeds, which is important for heavy and highspeed…
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