Fifty Years of Landing Gear Development: A survey of the pioneering contribution to aircraft undercarriage development made by Vickers and B.A.C. at Weybridge

SINCE the original British patent for telescopic oleo‐pneumatic shock absorbers for aircraft landing gear was drawn up in 1915 by Vickers engineer T. S. Duncan — with his invention of the positive recoil damping principle — Weybridge has been in the forefront of landing gear development on all types of aircraft for over half a century. Today, as a member company of British Aircraft Corporation, the Weybridge resources in this field are unique to a prime aircraft manufacturer. The landing gear units for the VC10 and B.A.C. One‐Eleven airliner families and the supporting design, production and testing facilities at Weybridge are among the most advanced in the world.