A typical trailing-link landing gear consists of an L-shaped, flexible arm ahead of the wheel that is connected to an oleo strut — an air-oil shock absorber that cushions the landing impact and ...

“Oleo struts” are commonly used on business jets ... SL560-32-08 provides instructions for measuring the unloaded landing-gear strut extension. This requires jacking the airplane until all ...

The Oleo Strut was a coffeehouse in Killeen, Texas, from 1968 to 1972. Like its namesake, a shock absorber in helicopter landing gear, the Oleo Strut’s purpose was to help GIs land softly.

To ensure a realistic representation of the landing gear, the simulation model includes tires, wheels, brakes, telescopic oleo damper struts, and linkages to brace and retract the system. The models ...