New Locking Mechanism for Safe Landing

Abstract

A study shows that 53% of all aviation accidents while landing occur because of human error. There is a high possibility that the orientation of the landing gear mechanism changing/moving from the position required for proper landing the aircraft (toggle/extreme position) because of loads along or opposite to the direction of motion of the landing gear. To avoid this, the pilot has to take extra precautions and follow a really complex procedure for landing, and this mitigates the risk but does not eliminate the possibility of motion completely as human error cannot be eliminated. In this paper, I aim to propose an approach of locking the landing gear mechanism in its extreme position and eliminate the risk of it changing its orientation while landing, by using an additional set of slider crank mechanisms which restricts the motion of the landing mechanism. By doing this, we eliminate the risk of motion of the landing gear during landing and thus reduce the risk of an accident during landing. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.