23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-6.7.1

AN INTEGRATED MODULAR TEST RIG FOR LANDING GEAR FATIGUE AND STRENGTH TESTING

R. K. Schmidt
Messier-Dowty Inc., Canada

Keywords: landing gear, fatigue, strength, testing

The design and development of a modular test rig for landing gear fatigue and strength testing is discussed. The rig is implemented such that numerous types of landing gears may be tested with minimal change to the test rig. In addition, novel features such as automatic levelling of loading actuators are implemented.

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