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The challenges of aircraft hydraulic design

Designing a hydraulic system for an aircraft involves some challenges that differ from industrial or mobile applications.

Aircraft hydraulic systems can be a challenge to design engineers, due to many constraints that are not encountered when designing a system for in-plant or mobile applications. Hydraulic technology first gained a foothold in aircraft flight control after World War II, when fluid power was introduced for some secondary systems' control. However, as aircraft flight performance and capabilities increased, hydraulics began to play a larger role in the critical operation and safety of airliners, helicopters, and high-performance military aircraft.

In modern aircraft, some ...

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