Planet develops landing gear inspection access

UK access equipment developer, Planet Platforms has designed and installed a mobile work at height solution for the aviation industry. It has been developed to give safe access to various components in and around the landing gear of the aircraft.

At just over 3 m platform height, the bespoke access equipment is constructed from steel and aluminium, it is robust enough to be towed and light enough to enable manual positioning and deployment of the attached inclined ladder.

Mark Arnold from Planet Eastern said, "Inspection of the landing gear is often a time-sensitive and space-restrictive task, as there might be a limited time frame to undertake all checks before the aircraft has to take off again. The inspection area is confined, and needed a narrow work platform. Pipes and hydraulic tanks also presented a requirement for an up-and-over reach."

Planet's units address the work at height challenges posed by the inspection area the adjustable ladders cater for access to different heights of the inspection area. Spring-loaded jacks are used to lock the unit off once it has been wheeled into position, as they are quicker to engage than wind-down jacks.