HYDRAULICS BASIC HYDRAULICS ‘TRODUCTION Hydraulics is the science relating to the behaviour of liquids under various conditions and in aircraft the hydraulic system provides a means of operating large and remote components that it would not be possible to operate satisfactorily by other means. Aireraft systems provide a ‘means of power transmission through the medium of hydraulics i.c. transmission of power through an incompressible fluid via pipetines and actuators. Hydraulic systems provide the power for the operation of components such as landing gear, flaps, flight controls, wheel brakes, ‘windshield wipers and other systems that require high power, accurate control and rapid response rates .