Patent · US Active

Movable main undercarriage for an aircraft

US8297551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS · FR

Inventors

Jaime Genty De La Sagne · Toulouse, FR
Olivier Cazals · Daux, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2010
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C2025/125
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The airplane comprises a fuselage having frames, and at least two undercarriages each comprising a support and at least one wheel, the support being carried directly by the fuselage and being hinged to the fuselage about an axis that lies outside the frames.The undercarriage is movable between an operational position in which the or each wheel is vertical, and a rest position.The support and the wheel have a configuration such that, in the rest position, the undercarriage extends circumferentially relative to the fuselage and outside the frames.

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