Landing gear for cargo aircraft
US11279472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2025/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for wide set retracting landing gear of a cargo aircraft. One embodiment is an aircraft that includes a fuselage including a nose, and a pair of main landing gears comprising a pair of main posts disposed across the fuselage, each main post having a main wheel and configured to pivot forward toward the nose to retract the main wheel. The aircraft also includes a pair of nose landing gears comprising a pair of nose posts disposed across the fuselage, each nose post having a nose wheel and configured to pivot inboard to retract the nose wheel.
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