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Author: Ben Lovegrove 2024/09/26
Revised Design
The front landing gear were updated so that they were one piece. This causes the internal moment to be transferred from one part of the landing gear to the other instead of the reaction coming from the frame itself.
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The front landing gear was also made thicker so that it could mount in 4 places at once which allow it to be more secure and support more weight.
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The front landing gear also has a safety factor of 3.15 when a total of 50 newtons are applied to the piece. The highest stress is at the outer points where the bolts connect to the frame of the plane.
The rear landing gear was changed so the wheel is in line with the mounting holes which will allow for better balance of the plane and also prevent the plane from turning to one side due to more friction on one side compared to the other.
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Author: Ben Lovegrove 2024/10/03
Revised Design 2
This new design features a steerable landing gear. For this a new file was created so the original landing gear is still available in PDM. The design removes the tab from the stationary design that held the wheel and extends the bottom plate so that the wheel attachment can be easily mounted.
The new attachment goes over both sides of the wheel so that the wheel is equally supported. There is a single hole in both the support and attachment where a servo will go to allow the landing gear to be moved so that the plane is steerable.
