Landing gear axle steering

A steerable landing gear for an aircraft having a six wheel, three axle truck has a steerable axle on either the rear or both forward and rear axles of the truck. A set of wheels driven about a vertical shaft utilizes a single actuator and a walking beam. The present invention relates to multi-wheel...

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Main Author MENEGHETTI; MICHAEL J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.01.1997
Edition6
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A steerable landing gear for an aircraft having a six wheel, three axle truck has a steerable axle on either the rear or both forward and rear axles of the truck. A set of wheels driven about a vertical shaft utilizes a single actuator and a walking beam. The present invention relates to multi-wheel landing gear trucks or bogies for large aircraft and particularly to a method and apparatus for steering a set of wheels.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19940343812