7.4 - Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
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From what I researched, there are two types of systems, hydraulic and
pneumatic systems. At first hydraulics were only utilized as a brake
system for many aircrafts. However, when aircraft becomes larger and
faster, the use of hydraulic system were introduced to assists the pilot to
overcome high control forces. Now many modern aircrafts currently uses
hydraulic system since it used to control many sort of equipment on the
aircraft such as brakes, flaps, flight controls and landing gear. I was rather
surprised there are many different uses for hydraulics while under the
assumption that is only used for landing an aircraft and help supporting its
weight, rather than its multitude use it
have.
Advantages of using a hydraulic system is that it have great accuracy,
withstand a lot of weight and provides constant force. However the
disadvantage of using this system is that it is hazardous, it can cause
health issues, injuries, corrosive and in some cases are also flammable,
making it difficult to maintain.
The pneumatic system are similar to hydraulics, but they use air instead
of liquid. Their sue in the aviation industry is for brakes, opening and
closing doors, driving pumps and operating emergency devices. The
advantages of the pneumatic system is it is light weight, and having a
simple design, making it easy to maintain and operate. However, it is not
precise and doesn't transmit pressure as easy as fluid. It's not suitable for
large aircrafts as well.
References
Aviation Hydraulics and Landing Gear
https://www.spartan.edu/news/facts-you-should-know-about-aviation-
hydraulics-and-landing-gear/#:~:text=Generally%20speaking%2C
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%20hydraulic%20systems%20are,in%20movement%2C%20unlike
%20pneumatic%20systems
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Advantage and Disadvantage of Hydraulic Systems
https://sciencing.com/list-7425341-hydraulic-system-
disadvantages.html
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Hydraulic system
https://skybrary.aero/articles/hydraulic-systems
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Pneumatic System
https://www.experimentalaircraft.info/articles/pneumatic-
systems.php
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