24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-7.6.R.2


SOME CONCEPTS ON THE SEPARABLE LANDING SYSTEM OF AIRPLANE

B. Liu, J. Zhou*
Research Center for Advanced Landing System, Changzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China; *Jiangsu Polytechnic University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China

Keywords: separable landing system, coupling arms, elastic cushions, dynamic criterion

This paper describes a new concept called as "landing by coupling arm", in which the undercarriage of an airplane can be separated from the fuselage, and form a separable landing system.


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