Body-braced main airplane landing gear
US4345727A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C25/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A body-braced main landing gear assembly for a commercial airplane includes a set of landing wheels journalled to a shock absorber strut. The shock strut and wheels are swingably attached to the underside of the wing structure by a trunion shaft for lateral as well as fore and aft swinging movement between an extended position wherein the wheels depend downwardly from the wing for taxiing and landing of the airplane and a retracted position wherein the wheels and shock strut are swung inwardly and upwardly into a wheel bay in the airplane fuselage. The shock strut is braced in the extended position by a foldable drag strut and a rigid radius brace. The foldable drag strut is attached at one end to the shock strut and is attached at its opposite end to the fuselage body at a point inward and forward of the trunion shaft. The radius brace is attached at one end to the shock strut and is attached at its opposite end to a point on the fuselage body inward and rearward of the trunion shaft. The body-braced main landing gear assembly permits the landing wheels to be positiond farther aft and farther outboard than normal, resulting in improved airplane ground stability and ground flotatio…
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