What is the future of Helicopter Landing Gear?

 

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Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or a spacecraft and may be used for either take-off or landing. When it comes to helicopter, there are two basic types of landing gears: skids and wheels. Skid gears are always fixed and the wheels can be fixed or retractable. Which one is better depends on the mission of the helicopter. Skid landing gear is simple and lighter, making it the best choice for small helicopters, as weight is always considered. Also, skid landing gear requires very little maintenance. Skids are not practical for helicopters weighing more than four tones. Some high-speed machines have retractable wheels, but most of them use fixed wheels for their robustness and to avoid the need for a retraction mechanism. Larger helicopters can be moved around with ground handling wheels, but it usually takes a few people. Another landing gear is the wheel landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid supporting the tail. More advancement in these types of landing gear is expected to drive the market during forecast period.

Advantage of helicopter landing gear specially the skid landing gear such as operation optimization and its ability to soften a landing on especially hard terrain is expected to increase its demand in coming years, driving the global helicopter landing gear market. The rising use of helicopter specially in the military and law enforcement sector and increasing demand for lightweight landing gear are the other factors which are expected to drive the global helicopter landing gear market. However, high initial cost of landing gear and complex design of landing gear may restrain the growth of the helicopter landing gear market. Further, more advancement in the landing gear in terms of the material used as well as technology used is anticipated to create market opportunities for the helicopter landing gear market during the forecast period. 

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