INCAS Bulletin (Mar 2010)
SIMULAND - A CODE TO ANALYZE DYNAMIC EFFECTS DURING LANDING
Abstract
The landing gear of an aircraft is part of the aircraft structure. It is the most critical part of the flight mission and also the component that will likely cause the most problems in the aircraft design. The landing gear design combines the best in mechanical, structural and hydraulic design. The designed landing gear should be able to meet the specifications and requirements imposed by the CS23. SIMULAND-01 is a program intended to analyze a reduced model (4-30 DoF) of the aircraft under transient dynamic loads during the landing phase (touchdown).