Nose landing gear arrangements and methods for making the same

US9290263B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Brian Cook · Savannah, US
• John Louis · Elyria, US
• Thomas Van de Ven · Savannah, US
• Robert M. Vieito · Savannah, US
• Mehdi R. Khorrami · Norfolk, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/4984
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Nose landing gear arrangements including a folding follow-up door for reducing airflow noise for aircrafts, aircrafts including such nose landing gear arrangements, and methods for making such nose landing gear arrangements are provided herein. In one example, a nose landing gear arrangement includes a wheel assembly and a main strut. The main strut is operatively coupled to the wheel assembly and is configured to extend outside of the fuselage substantially along a generally vertical plane. A folding follow-up door is pivotally coupled to the main strut and extends to the fuselage. The folding follow-up door includes a first door section and a second door section that extend outwardly in directions away from each other to define an unfolded position. The folding follow-up door is foldable to move the first and second door sections towards each other about the generally vertical plane to define a folded position.