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JANUARY 2003
RETRACTABLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR
NO. 430-705-005-XXX
The Retractable Wheel Landing Gear option provides improved ground mobility for
the helicopter, when conducting operations on improved surfaces (airport taxiways
,ramps, and aprons), while taxing under power, or while being towed. The conventional
tricycle-type landing gear is fully retractable, with a self-centering 360° swiveling
nosewheel. The nose wheel retracts forward into the lower fuselage and the main gear
retracts forward into the outboard portion of each wing. The nose wheel is enclosed
within doors when in the retracted position. The main wheels are equipped with an
independent hydraulic braking system actuated by pedals mounted on the pilots' anti-
torque pedals. Each wheel has an independent shock strut, downlock mechanism,
and a hydraulic actuator cylinder. The wheel configuration 230's wings are divided into
two compartments with the inboard position enclosing fuel cells with a capacity of 151
liters (40 U.S. Gallons) each, and an outboard compartment containing the main landing
gear wheelwells. The wings' fuel cell construction and connection fittings meet the
same rupture-resistant drop-tested standard as the skid landing gear 230. The basic
airframes' fuel system remains unchanged, however the total usable fuel capacity of
the wheel gear configuration is 709.7 liters (187.5 U.S. Gallons).
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