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N l USAAVSCOM TR 89-o-11 FILE COPYNVUS ARMYI AVIATIONSYSTEMS COMMANDADVANCED TECHNOLOGY landing GEARVolume I SenMcDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company DTIC5000 East McDowell RoadMesa, AZ 85205 ELECTEAugust 1990 Report for Period September 1985 -December 1989Approved for public release; distribution Is forAVIATION APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATEUS ARMY AVIATION SYSTEMS COMMANDFORT EUSTIS, VA 23604-5577AVIATION APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE POSITION STATEMENTThe objective of the Advanced Technology landing gear (ATLG) Programwas to design, fabricate, and test a crashworthy retractable main landinggear system suitable for an 8500-pound utility helicopter.

The landing gear is of a tricycle configuration and is designed to absorb 60 percent of the energy from a 42 fps level impact condition. The landing gear extends automatically

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