Bipedal nose landing gear for cargo aircraft
Systems and methods for bipedal nose landing gear of an aircraft. One embodiment is a nose landing gear of an aircraft. The nose landing gear includes a shock strut coupled to an axle with a nose wheel, and a folding side brace extending from the shock strut inboard toward a belly of the aircraft an...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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22.03.2022
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Summary: | Systems and methods for bipedal nose landing gear of an aircraft. One embodiment is a nose landing gear of an aircraft. The nose landing gear includes a shock strut coupled to an axle with a nose wheel, and a folding side brace extending from the shock strut inboard toward a belly of the aircraft and configured to stabilize the shock strut. The nose landing gear also includes a trunnion configured to pivot the shock strut forward toward a nose and inboard toward the belly of the aircraft to retract the nose wheel. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201916405781 |