Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear

Table 6

Reaction forces achieved by the stick and 3D full-FE models during the drop test.

Models	Rx (N)	Ry (N)	Rz (N)
Node 52
Stick model	−14420	−97770	−35078
Ls-Dyna model	−201000	−68900	283800
Node 55
Stick model	102047	−154301	−350578
Ls-Dyna model	177700	−123800	−764000
Node 66
Stick model	−87626	252071	177144
Ls-Dyna model	−70800	200700	141800