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RaPro Emulations has produced emulations for a number of companies and institutions including the

Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) and AgustaWestland Helicopters.

UNDERCARRIAGE.

Integral to the Merlin MK3A’s undercarriage is a

complex hydraulic component called the Drag Strut.

This assists in locking the undercarriage in both the

up and down position. The understanding of the

internal sequence of operations was difficult to

visualise and teach, but with the aid of this cut-away

representation (fig 1), this difficulty has been

overcome.

The sequences can be viewed in real-time and

paused at any point in order to explain what is about

to happen. A separate, exaggerated, view of a

critical component has been added for clarity. Both

the ‘main’ and ‘nose’ gear are modelled.

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Fig 1