24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-5.3.2

COMPOSITE LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS

H. G. S. J. Thuis
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Netherlands

Keywords: composites, resin transfer moulding, landing gears

The Aerospace Vehicles division of NLR has developed several composite landing gear components for a large military helicopter and a fighter aircraft. These programs were carried out in close collaboration with the landing gear manufacturer SP aerospace and vehicle systems. The targets of the programs were to achieve not only weight reductions of 20% but also to reduce the manufacturing costs by 15% and to achieve a reduction in lead-time.

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