Aircraft landing gear, aircraft, and related methods

Methods of retracting a strut assembly for stowing aircraft landing gear comprise longitudinally translating an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing from a lower position to an upper position by pressurizing an upper bulkhead space between an upper plate of the upper bulkhead and an upper...

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Main Authors Sonnenburg, George, Cusworth, James E, Cottet, Justin Duane, Bryant, Malcolm Scott
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.11.2021
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
BLASTING
COSMONAUTICS
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HELICOPTERS
LIGHTING
MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHOCK-ABSORBERS
SPRINGS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:Methods of retracting a strut assembly for stowing aircraft landing gear comprise longitudinally translating an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing from a lower position to an upper position by pressurizing an upper bulkhead space between an upper plate of the upper bulkhead and an upper bulkhead restriction structure that is fixed to the upper tubular housing. Other methods of retracting a strut assembly for stowing aircraft landing gear comprise flowing liquid from an upper liquid chamber positioned above an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing to a recoil chamber, wherein during the flowing, the liquid is prevented from passing from the recoil chamber to a pressure chamber that is defined between the upper bulkhead and a lower bulkhead, thereby longitudinally translating a lower tubular housing upward.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916713525