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747-400 MAINTENANCE MANUAL
NOSE GEAR - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
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General (Fig. 1)
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A. The nose landing gear is a steerable dual wheel assembly. It supports the forward end of the airplane and rotates to control the direction of taxi while on the ground. The nose gear installation consists of wheel and tire assemblies, shock strut assembly, torsion links, steering and metering valve assemblies, retraction actuator, lock mechanisms, and shock strut doors. The gear assembly is hydraulically actuated to retract forward and up into a wheel well recessed into the lower nose section of the airplane. The nose gear is retracted or extended simultaneously with the main gears, when the landing gear control handle in the control cabin is positioned to the UP or DOWN detent.
B. Shocks and bumps during taxi, takeoff and landing are absorbed by the shock strut which contains oil and is charged with compressed air or nitrogen. Longitudinal stability is provided by hinged drag strut which folds upward and aft during nose gear retraction (Fig. 2). During steering, the inner cylinder rotates within the outer cylinder. The upper end of the upper torsion link is connected to the nose gear forward steering collar. The lower end of the lower torsion link is connected to the shock strut inner cylinder. Hydraulically actuated steering cylinders supply input force to the steering collar to transmit a turning moment to the torsion links.
Nose Gear Steering Collars
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A. Nose gear steering collars are bolted together around the shock strut outer cylinder. They are located in an annular recess just below the tripod attach lugs. The steering collar is split in two halves. Forward steering collar contains the upper torsion link attach lug. Aft collar steering actuator attach lugs slip over the forward collar lugs. The two sections are locked together on each side by actuator attach pins. These pins also hold the rod end of the steering actuators.
B. When force is applied by the actuators, these pins transmit a turning moment to the collar. The force is transferred through the torsion links to turn the inner cylinder to the right or left. This causes the axle to rotate and give steering action to the nose wheels.
C. The forward steering collar is provided with an angular indication Metal-Cal. The zero calibration coincides with a slot on collar bushing so steering angular displacement may be directly read on the Metal-Cal.
Nose Gear Steering Actuators Supports
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A. The actuator supports attach to the aft side of the shock strut outer cylinder, just below the tripod attach lugs. The lower actuator support is a wing-shaped forging, with circular mounts at each end to support the steering actuator trunnions. The upper actuator support is identical to lower, except that it has four additional lugs on the trailing edge for metering valve support attachment and summing lever mounting support.
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