A badly positioned antenna masked by a main undercarriage wheel or a poorly constructed ground plane system all adversly affect system performance.
Also, the rear bogie truck of the left hand main undercarriage was replaced.
For example, a previous project involved a student examining the design of an aircraft undercarriage.
He put it into a right hand spin at 14,000 feet, forgetting he still had the then fairly new retractable undercarriage still down.
However, it was a much more robust aircraft with a heavy-duty, tail wheel, tricycle undercarriage.
It was also designed to be thin toward the tip but thick enough at the root to accommodate the retracted undercarriage and machine guns.
Landings are tricky due to the tall, narrow track undercarriage.
Large sliding cabin doors; retractable undercarriage, with the main wheels housed in small sponsons.
New Spec, now including lower profile undercarriage extra free of charge.
Observe 5 different types of undercarriage designs among the aircraft in the museum and make a collection of sketches highlighting the differences.
On takeoff the fairing which covers the starboard undercarriage leg was bent, probably due to hitting a bump on the runway.
Places to pay particular attention to are the undercarriage, bumpers, and the roof (especially on taller vehicles like SUVs and vans).
The aircraft had an ash undercarriage which consisted of two ' A ' frames.
The main undercarriage unit has twin wheels and is fitted with powerful brakes, retracting aft when the aircraft is airborne.
The whole process took some time because of a leak in the front undercarriage bay of the jet.
There were a number of minor design changes with the main visual difference being to the nose wheel undercarriage doors.
This new spec version now includes a stronger plastic undercarriage & extra mounts for the possibility of using lithium batteries.