Document: SLSA-MIP-5-4-0-US
Date of Issue: 05/2016
Revision: -
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8.2.2.1
Nose landing gear wheel
The nose landing gear wheel rim is pressed of aluminum. In order to facilitate assembly and
disassembly of tires, the rim is split. Both halves are connected by bolts. The wheel is
equipped with tire and tube.
Fig. 8-4
Nose landing gear wheel
1 -Landing gear leg
2 - Wheel fork
3 - Nut
4 - Cotter pin
5 - Wheel axle
6 - Bushing
7 - Wheel rim
8 - Tire and tube
8.2.3
Brake system
The BRISTELL S-LSA airplane is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes on the main landing
gear wheels. Brake system consists of the brake pedals (part of rudder control pedals, see
Fig. 8
–7), brake pumps, hoses for brake fluid supply, brake calipers and brake pads. By
depressing pedals, brake pumps are compressed and pressure generated in the brake circuit
and the calipers pushes the brake pads onto the brake disks. Braking pressure can be
controlled by force of brake pedal depressing
8.2.3.1
Parking brake
Airplane is optionally equipped with the hydraulic manually controlled parking brake. The
PARKING BRAKE
controller is located on the middle channel in the cockpit. The parking
brake controller is mechanically connected with the stop valve. By depressing the brake
pedals and by turning the cont
roller from “OFF” to “ON” position the brake hoses are locked
and the pressure hold brake pads pressed on brake discs
8.2.4
Wheel pants
The airplane is optionally equipped with composite wheel pants which reduce air drag and
improve aerodynamic properties of the airplane. The wheel pants are installed on the
brackets per bolts.
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