The Undercarriage
The Main Landing Gear
A side-view of the starboard bogie. Just below the vertical strut, there is a piece with vertical lines showing. This is not part of the undercarriage, but a support for the oleo, which has been fitted to take strain away from the oleo assembly. The fairing angled forward on the right would move to a vertical position when the aircraft was airborne and no load was bearing down on the landing gear.
LEFT: The starboard main gear from the front.
RIGHT: The main gear from behind.
The original design for the GAL freighter had a single large wheel for the wing undercarriage units. This was changed to a safer four wheel bogie design for the production Beverleys.
The Nose Wheel
A front view of the Twin-wheel Nose undercarriage assembly showing two different tyre tread patterns.
The red objects are not chocks, but metal blocks securing XB259 in place.