Aircraft that operate to and from frozen lakes and snowy areas may be equipped with landing gear that have skis. Aircraft that operate to and from the surface of water have pontoon-type …

Dec 19, 2022 · The X-15 famously used a pair of steel skids as the main landing gear rather than conventional wheels, which saved weight, allowed the skids to be mounted externally (where …

Mar 30, 2011 · When it comes to landing gear, helicopters have two basic types: skids and wheels. Skid gear is always fixed and wheels can be fixed or retractable. Which one is better …

Landing gear usually includes wheels equipped with shock absorbers for solid ground, but some aircraft are equipped with skis for snow or floats for water, and/or skids or pontoons …

Many aircraft have used skids rather than wheel/s for the main landing gear to save weight and reduce complexity. These skid(s) may either be retractable (e.g. X-15) or fixed and faired into …

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We present the fundamentals of the analysis technique of a skid helicopter landing which takes into account all necessary design features of this landing gear type and modern-day …

Skid landing gear is a specialized landing device that satisfies design requirements such as compact space and light weight. However, current research on the dynamic characteristics of …

Abstract— The main objective of this paper presents an approach to optimize the design of landing strut of a Light Compact Helicopter (LCH) made of Composite Material adopted from …

Abstract: The skid landing gear is widely used in rotorcraft with advantages over wheeled landing gear. Crashworthiness is critical for protecting crews from injury in an emergency landing and …