An airplane with a total wingspread of 40 ft. is equipped with a tricycle landing gear. The two rear wheels of the landing gear have a 10 ft. tread and are 12 ft. behind the forward wheel. The airplane’s weight of 5700 lb. acts 1 ft. in front of the rear wheels.​ Determine the downward force applied at one wing tip along a line 2 ft. ahead of the rear wheels that will tilt the airplane when it is standing on the runway.​ What upward force at the same place on the wing tip will tilt the airplane?​

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An airplane with a total wingspread of 40 ft. is equipped with a tricycle landing gear. The two rear wheels of the landing gear have a 10 ft. tread and are 12 ft. behind the forward wheel. The airplane’s weight of 5700 lb. acts 1 ft. in front of the rear wheels.​

  1. Determine the downward force applied at one wing tip along a line 2 ft. ahead of the rear wheels that will tilt the airplane when it is standing on the runway.​
  2. What upward force at the same place on the wing tip will tilt the airplane?​
Front wheel
12
Center line of wings
W=5700
Rear wheel
B
No conturt
due to load P.
10'
20
20'
Transcribed Image Text:Front wheel 12 Center line of wings W=5700 Rear wheel B No conturt due to load P. 10' 20 20'
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