28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-7.5.1

TITANIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE

N. Takahashi, T. Sato, S. Nakatsuka, K. Fujiwara, K. Yoshida*, T. Yokozeki*
Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd., Japan; *Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

Keywords: timmc, landing gear structure, fod, ndi, weight reduction

We developed Titanium Metal Matrix Composites (TiMMC) to replace the Ultra-High Strength Steel Material and achieve the 30% reduction of the weight, and the risk of the corrosion problem in the filed. We show the structural integrity of the TiMMC Landing Gear Component, including the FOD characteristics, weight and structure.

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