A close-up view of the landing gear wheel assembly of a C-5M Super Galaxy being serviced May 21, 2021 at Travis Air Force Base, California. The C-5 is fitted with retractable tricycle-type landing gear. There are four main landing gear units fitted in tandem pairs. Each of the four main units has a six-wheel bogie with two wheels forward and four wheels rear of the shock absorber. The main units are rotated through 90 degrees for inward retraction by a hydraulically-driven gear system. The landing gear is fitted with Bendix oleo-pneumatic dual-chamber shock absorbers, Goodrich wheels, carbon d
A close-up view of the landing gear wheel assembly of a C-5M Super Galaxy being serviced May 21, 2021 at Travis Air Force Base, California. The C-5 is fitted with retractable tricycle-type landing gear. There are four main landing gear units fitted in tandem pairs. Each of the four main units has a six-wheel bogie with two wheels forward and four wheels rear of the shock absorber. The main units are rotated through 90 degrees for inward retraction by a hydraulically-driven gear system. The landing gear is fitted with Bendix oleo-pneumatic dual-chamber shock absorbers, Goodrich wheels, carbon disc brakes and modulated anti-skid units.
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