Aft swept spring main landing gear
AssigneeTextron eAviation Inc.
InventorsPaul C. Collado, Tatiana Arends, Sean Michael Killingsworth, Justin Birkey, Steven G. Hagerott
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Abstract
A landing gear system for an aerial device includes a mounting structure and a main landing gear. The mounting structure is configured to be attached relative to a fuselage of the aerial device. The main landing gear includes a pair of aft swept struts and wheels mounted on each of the aft swept struts. The pair of aft swept struts is attached relative to the mounting structure and extends downwardly and rearwardly relative thereto.
Claims18
A landing gear system for an aerial device, the landing gear system comprising:
- a mounting structure configured to be attached to the aerial device;
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- a main landing gear including a pair of aft swept struts and a pair of wheels, wherein said pair of aft swept struts comprises a first aft swept strut and a second aft swept strut, and wherein the pair of wheels comprises a first wheel mounted on the first aft swept strut and a second wheel mounted on the second aft swept strut,
- said pair of aft swept struts being attached to the mounting structure and extending downwardly and rearwardly,
- said main landing gear further including an independent center section removably connected to and extending between the pair of aft swept struts,
- the mounting structure further comprising a first trunnion mount and a second trunnion mount, the first trunnion mount being positioned on an opposite side of a longitudinal landing gear axis than the second trunnion mount,
- the independent center section including ends received into each of the first and second trunnion mounts, the first and second trunnion mounts configured to pivot as the independent center section flexes;
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- the first and second aft swept struts being attached to the first and second trunnion mounts respectively and extend downwardly and rearwardly, with each of the first and second aft swept struts and corresponding first and second wheels being pivotal relative to the first and second trunnion mounts, respectively.
A landing gear system for an aerial device, the landing gear system comprising:
- a first end of an independent center section received into a first trunnion mount and a second end of the independent center section received into a second trunnion mount, said first and second trunnion mounts being positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal landing gear axis and configured to allow a pivotal attachment of the landing gear system to the aerial device;
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- a pair of aft swept struts
- comprising a first aft swept strut and a second aft swept strut, a first wheel mounted on the first aft swept strut and a second wheel mounted on the second aft swept strut,
- wherein the first aft swept strut is attached to the first trunnion mount and extends downwardly and rearwardly relative to the first trunnion mount, and the second aft swept strut is attached to the second trunnion mount and extends downwardly and rearwardly relative to the second trunnion mount, with each first and second aft swept struts and corresponding first and second wheels being pivotal with the trunnion mount to which it is attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.