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Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
The Average modern aircraft utilizes hydraulic systems to operate several systems.
Landing gear
Wing flaps
Speed and wheel brakes
Flight controls
Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Pascal’s Law
Pressure exerted on a fluid in an enclosed container is transmitted equally and undiminished to all parts of the container and acts as right angles to the enclosing walls.
Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Hydrostatic Paradox
The pressure exerted by a column of liquid is determined by the height of the column and is independent of its volume.
Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Neither the shape nor the volume of a container affects the pressure. Only the height of the column does this.