Long throw latch for aircraft system

An apparatus for an aircraft, comprising:

• a latch including a handle, a hook structure and a linkage system operatively coupling the handle to the hook structure, the linkage system including a front link, a center link, a front link pivot member and a center link pivot member;
• the hook structure comprising a structure slot;
• the front link pivotally coupled to the center link;
• the front link pivot member received within the structure slot and pivotally coupling the front link to the hook structure;
• and
• the center link pivot member received within the structure slot and pivotally coupling the handle and the center link together and to the hook structure.

An apparatus for an aircraft, comprising:

• a keeper;
• and
• a latch including a handle and a hook structure operatively coupled to the handle, the handle configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the hook structure engaged with the keeper when the handle is in the closed position, and the hook structure disengaged from the keeper when the handle is in the open position;
• and
• the latch further including a back cover plate and a front cover plate pivotally coupled to the back cover plate, the back cover plate pivotally coupled to the hook structure, the front cover plate pivotally coupled to the handle, and the back cover plate, the front cover plate and an exterior of the handle inline when the handle is in the closed position.