FLIGHT MANUAL TSA-M, VARIANT S6
Doc.-No.: P400-006.000 E Page: 7-15 Revision: ---
Date of Issue: 07. October 2008 Date of Rev.: --.--.----
7.7 Landing-Gear ___________________________________
The landing-gear is a non-retractable tricycle-configuration with steerable nose-
wheel. To reduce drag and noise, all struts and wheels have aerodynamic
fairings.
7.7.1 Nose-Gear and Steering
The nose-gear is made of a steel-strut which is stiff to torque. It is attached to
the forward fuselage-section at an attachment-plate by screws. The shock-strut
is dampened by the use of elastomers and has a maximum spring-travel of
approx. 4 inch / 100mm.
The nose-wheel is steered by rotating the nose-wheel-fork, which is attached to
the shock-strut. This rotation is performed with several levers. When the nose-
gear is loaded, it connects automatically to the rudder-controls. In the un-loaded
position, it is automatically disconnected from the rudder-controls and locks in
the direction of the longitudinal-axis.
7.7.2 Main-Gear and Brakes
The struts of the main-landing-gear are welded tubes, which are stiff to torque.
They are connected to the central steel-tube-framework of the mid-section of the
fuselage.
The elastically mounted main-wheels are located at the end of rockers, which in
turn are supported by elastomer-dampened springs. The maximum spring-travel
of the main-gear is approx. 6 inch / 150mm.
The main-wheel-brakes are hydraulically actuated and designed as dual-piston
disk-brakes. The brakes are activated by operating the brake-lever at the
control-stick. The main-brake-cylinder is located at the brake-lever. The
expansion-reservoir is located at the left-hand brake-lever. To prevent the
brakes from locking, the brake-circuit is equipped with an anti-lock-regulator)
which is mounted in the mid-section of the fuselage.
To lock the wheels for parking (hydraulic parking-brake), push in the locking-pin
at the side of the left-hand brake-lever.
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