System Description; Main Gear; Figure 41.Main Landing Gear - Eclipse 500 System Manual

Section 4. Landing Gear and Brakes

4.5 System Description

4.5.1 Main Gear

The main landing gear consists of single wheels supported by trailing link strut
assemblies. Each assembly includes a shock absorber filled with hydraulic fluid and
nitrogen. When the gear is retracted, the wheel and tire assemblies are not enclosed
and protrude from the wheel well approximately 1/2 inch. Fairings on the outer hubs
make the wheels aerodynamically clean.
The main gear is held in the retracted position by mechanical brakes on the actuator
motors and in the extended position by the actuator brakes and over-center folding
braces.
Each main gear assembly has three proximity sensors—Down and Locked, Up and
Stowed, and Weight On Wheels (WOW). The WOW sensor prevents gear retraction
when there is weight on the landing gear.
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Figure 41. Main Landing Gear
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