Retractable Landing Gear System for SWIFT 1 t class UAV

CVRDE has taken up Design and Development of Landing Gear for l t class UAV. A unique rotary mechanism for retraction and deployment due to constrained bay volume andhigher brake energy to be absorbed during high speed landing.

Salient features of landing gear are: Tricycle-nose wheel type retractable landing gear, hydro gas telescopic strut with energy absorption capacity for maximum gross weight of t tonne, hydraulic system for retraction, deployment and anti-skid braking, MIL-STD 1553B bus based controller for landing gear operations and system health monitoring.

Landing gear systems were delivered and integrated in to SWiFT air frame. Qualification tests including drop test and strength test were completed. After successful taxi trials, the first flight of SWiFT was done with CVRDE developed Landing Gear System.