The first drawing is of a modified Airspeed Hotspur assault glider. It was an 8-seater designed and produced in Britain. Originally intended as an equal to the DFS 230, it was later deemed too small to work as an assault glider, so was relegated to training pilots before they flew Horsa, Hadrian and Hamilcar assault gliders.It resemble a sort of assault glider.
The clue is in the title of the article... 'evolution of modern aircraft landing gear'. The illustration simply says 'skid landing gear'. Just an example, no new concept
The Hotspur had a rather long landing run and in several cases overran the landing area. This is one modification considered to resolve the problemThe clue is in the title of the article... 'evolution of modern aircraft landing gear'. The illustration simply says 'skid landing gear'. Just an example, no new concept
Of course we know that,but for what this ?.
The second drawing is an illustration of the retract sequence for the Arado Ar 234...