
%0 Journal Article
%T Fatigue fracture of a nose landing gear in a military transport aircraft
%J Engineering failure analysis
%D 2006
%A Franco, LAL
%A Lourenco, NJ
%A Graca, MLA
%A Silva, OMM
%A de Campos, PP
%A von Dollinger, CFA
%V 13
%N 3
%P 474-479
%X This paper analyses the rupture of a nose landing gear of a military transport aircraft collapsed during take-off procedure. Examining the fracture surface, it was observed that the failure was due to growth of fatigue crack. Beach marks followed by a final fast fracture surface due to overload were observed.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1350-6307
%U http://dx.doi.org/