What is the purpose of the Nose Landing Gear (NLG)?
Provides landing, takeoff and taxi energy absorption, and tire/runaway compliance.
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What is the Main Landing Gear (MLG)?
A lever design with a shock absorber and provides a stable platform for aircraft carrier and shore based operations.
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Where is the Arresting Hook located?
Attached to the underside of the aft fuselage.
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Where is the NLG located?
On the underside of the forward fuselage.
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Where is the MLG located?
Located on the underside of the center fuselage on the port and starboard side of the aircraft
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The hydraulic system in the F/A-18 contains?
Accumulator, Hydraulic Reservoir, Lines and Multiple Valves.
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What is the purpose of the launch bar?
Provides a means of steering the aircraft during carrier deck tracking and engages the catapult.
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What is the purpose of the Wheel Brakes?
Provide the pilot modulated individual wheel-controlled braking. An anti-skid system is combined with the normal system to prevent wheel skid.
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Hydraulic System 1 provides:
Fluid pressure to the primary flight controls wither as a primary or backup source.
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Where is the launch bar located?
Located on the forward side of the nose landing gear shock strut
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Where are the Wheel Brakes located?
The Wheel Brakes are located are attached to the Main Landing Gear
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Hydraulic System 2 provides:
Fluid pressure to the primary flight controls wither as a primary or backup source. The system also supplies pressure to all other non-flight control systems.
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What is MLG?
Main Landing Gear
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What is the Arresting Hook?
A hydraulically controlled arm
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What is the purpose of Switching Valves?
Allows backup hydraulic pressure to replace the primary hydraulic pressure when primary hydraulic pressure fails.