Landing Gear
Struts
Brakes
Wheels
Tires
100
Normally associated with light single engine aircraft?
What is fixed landing gear.
100
Retards the flow of oil as the struts are compressed?
What is the metering pin in oleo shock struts.
100
Small aircraft use this type of brake system?
What is independent braking.
100
May be cast or forged of either aluminum or magnesium?
What is aircraft wheels.
100
This generally indicates the light weight point of the aircraft tire?
What is the RED dot.
200
Main gear supported either by the wings of the fuselage, depending upon design and CG ahead of the MLG?
What is Tricycle.
200
Maintains correct wheel alignment of the cylinder and piston of a landing gear oleo strut?
What are the torque links.
200
What type of brake systems utilizes 2 master cylinders?
What is Independent brake systems.
200
May be installed in the inboard half of the main wheels of jet aircraft to release the air from the tire in case of extreme overheating.
What is fuse plugs.
200
Multiple layers of nylon-cord fabric-gives tire tensile strength and maintains tire shape?
300
Also called bicycle landing gear, consists of a main gear of two sets of wheels set one behind the other and outriggers?
What is Tandem.
300
In shock struts, this type of seal is used to prevent oil from escaping?
What is chevron seals.
300
Converts kinetic (moving) energy into heat?
What is the brake?
300
Steel wheel bolts should be inspected using this type of Non-Destructive inspection method.
What is Mag-Particle.
300
Deflects water, keeping the water away from engine intakes and props?
What is the purpose of a chine on an aircraft tire.
400
Credited for being the inventor of the Spring Steel Gear?
400
This is measured to determine the proper operating position of a oleo shock strut?
What is the extension.
400
The two different types of brake assemblies with several variations of a single disc all operating on the same principle but differ mainly on how the disc is attached to the wheel?
What are the Cleveland brake assembly and Goodyear brake assembly.
400
Type of non-destructive inspection process that is used to inspect the bead seat area of a wheel half for cracks?
What is Eddy-Current.
400
A stripe or mark applied to a wheel rim and extending onto the sidewall of a tube type tire?
What is the slippage mark.
500
According to MIL-C-5651A, the color code for the year of manufacture is repeated in cycles of how many years on what type of landing gear struts?
What are Bungee Cord struts.
500
Used only with a specific type of fluid in a landing gear shock strut?
What is the hydraulic packing seals.
500
This is a sharp pointed cylinder or cone shaped heavy metal object, used to determine a spot that is 90 degrees to the point that this is hanging from?
What is a plumb bob
500
Will melt at a specified elevated temperature when installed in some aircraft wheels?
What are the Fusible Plugs.
500
This is an indication of excessive wear in the shoulder area of an aircraft tire?
What is under-inflation.