LANDING GEAR / LANDING GEAR DESCRIPTION 14-3
CHANGE C2 ICON A5 / MAINTENANCE MANUAL
14.1 Landing Gear Description
Those units and components which furnish a means of supporting and steering and stopping the
aircraft on the ground and make it possible to retract and store the landing gear. Landing Gear
Includes: wheels and tires, hydraulic components and hose/tubing, linkages, brakes, and parking brake
handle and actuation mechanism. Also includes the functioning/rigging and maintenance aspects of
the nose landing gear door.
The composite landing gear legs are lightweight and corrosion proof. The stainless steel wheel bear-
ings are corrosion-resistant and extend time between required maintenance when used in salt water.
The self-centering, full 360° castering nose wheel allows for ease of movement when moving the A5
on the ground and aligns the nose wheel to the correct position for gear retraction. Steering is accom-
plished while taxiing via differential braking actuated by toe pressure on the rudder pedals. The elec-
trically actuated, retractable landing gear system takes approximately seven seconds to retract. The
left wing includes gear position mirrors used for visual confirmation of the gear position after verifying
the indicator lights on the center console of the cockpit.
In the event of IPS deployment, the gear automatically extends to absorb additional energy at touch-
down.
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