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I wonder how reliable those were. Additionally, since they are mechanical in nature, were they a limit to aircraft performance (seems unlikely, but figured it i
by T3OU-736 4y ago
I wonder how reliable those were.
Additionally, since they are mechanical in nature, were they a limit to aircraft performance (seems unlikely, but figured it is worth asking).
- kens 4y agoI don't know about the reliability in practice, but the official spec called for a "reliable life of 1000 hours with reasonable servicing" and a life of 5000 hours with replacement of parts. I don't think they put a limit to aircraft performance since you're not changing altitude or speed very fast compared to the speed of a gear. The spec called for testing acceleration up to 10g.