Landing Gear Design (Royal Aeronautical Society)

Dust jacket notes: "The author of this book had fifteen years continuous experience in the design and production of high quality aeroplane landing gear equipment, and his experiences have well qualified him to write this comprehensive and authoritative book. Particular attention has been given to practical design advice; landing gear design combines the best in mechanical and structural engineering and requires high precision in manufacture. The book should, therefore, meet the requirements of both aeronautical engineers and factories, and the young aeronautical engineer or student whom the author has had especially in mind throughout the work. Commencing with chapters on the purpose and arrangement of landing gear, problems of energy absorption, tyres, wheels and brakes are next considered. The general layout and detail design of landing gear are then described with later chapters on shock absorbers, retraction and stressing. The concluding chapter deals with unorthodox landing gear (snow skis, skid landing gear, helicopter landing gear, etc.), and there is an index of aircraft types. The whole work is profusely illustrated with 360 figures and photographs and is a notable addition to the series of textbooks published under the authority of the Royal Aeronautical Society."