Undercarriage Failure And Repair Of A Mock-up Wide-bodied Aircraft

The Australian Defence Force operates a non-flying mock-up generic wide- bodied aircraft, broadly similar in appearance to the short-bodied Boeing 747 aircraft. This mock-up, which has a steel frame and weighs 180 tonnes, was built at about a quarter of the cost of the cheapest available used wide-b...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on the Built Environment 1996-01, Vol.24
Main Authors: Golley, B W, Sneddon, J, Hughes, B B, Tick, J E, Devenish, D M, Reynolds, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Aircraft industry
Armed forces
Steel
Steel frames
Steel structures
Undercarriages
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Summary:The Australian Defence Force operates a non-flying mock-up generic wide- bodied aircraft, broadly similar in appearance to the short-bodied Boeing 747 aircraft. This mock-up, which has a steel frame and weighs 180 tonnes, was built at about a quarter of the cost of the cheapest available used wide-bodied aircraft. It is capable of being towed to any position on the paved areas of the airfield where it is located. After a short period of use, the mock-up suffered a major failure of its rear undercarriage assemblies. Investigations indicated that the torque exerted on th
ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/MRS960291