Oleo means "oil", and pneumatic means "containing air or gas under pressure."
Oleo-pneumatic technology was originally developed more than a century ago, to cope with the serious kickback of the Vickers machine guns. The idea was to absorb those violent and repetitive shocks that would occur while firing over and over.
Advancing to the period between 1915 and the 1930s, oleo-pneumatic technology began making significant impacts in both the French automotive and aeronautical industries.
The first cars equipped with this technology were developed by French engineer Georges Dassier in 1915, and the initial oleo-pneumatic landing gear for aircraft emerged around the 1930s.
The tech has come a long way since the early 1900s, but it's still the go-to solution when you're dealing with a heavy load and lots of oscillations in the terrain. And by the way, almost every commercial and governmental aircraft still uses oleo struts in their landing gears. It's a rock-solid technology that has stood the test of time.
Oleo means "oil", and pneumatic means "containing air or gas under pressure."
Oleo-pneumatic technology was originally developed more than a century ago, to cope with the serious kickback of the Vickers machine guns. The idea was to absorb those violent and repetitive shocks that would occur while firing over and over.
Advancing to the period between 1915 and the 1930s, oleo-pneumatic technology began making significant impacts in both the French automotive and aeronautical industries.
The first cars equipped with this technology were developed by French engineer Georges Dassier in 1915, and the initial oleo-pneumatic landing gear for aircraft emerged around the 1930s.
The tech has come a long way since the early 1900s, but it's still the go-to solution when you're dealing with a heavy load and lots of oscillations in the terrain. And by the way, almost every commercial and governmental aircraft still uses oleo struts in their landing gears. It's a rock-solid technology that has stood the test of time.
The oil is directed through spring-loaded flaps and orifices to allow for different responses from the shock based on your desired driving settings. Increasing or decreasing the pressure adjusts the spring rate.
The oil, therefore, restricted by the flaps and orifices, acts to dampen the movement of the piston assembly during shock absorption and recoil.
The oil is directed through spring-loaded flaps and orifices to allow for different responses from the shock based on your desired driving settings. Increasing or decreasing the pressure adjusts the spring rate.
The oil, therefore, restricted by the flaps and orifices, acts to dampen the movement of the piston assembly during shock absorption and recoil.
We chose the name Nimbus because driving a vehicle equipped with our suspensions feels like floating on a cloud. The “flying carpet effect” comes from the fact that air and oil compression are progressive — not linear, like metal shock absorbers.
Small bumps generate a soft quick response, almost annihilating them, where big bumps get a much stronger response, knowing that it’s virtually impossible for them to bottom out.
We chose the name Nimbus because driving a vehicle equipped with our suspensions feels like floating on a cloud. The “flying carpet effect” comes from the fact that air and oil compression are progressive — not linear, like metal shock absorbers.
Small bumps generate a soft quick response, almost annihilating them, where big bumps get a much stronger response, knowing that it’s virtually impossible for them to bottom out.
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