Hydraulic piston pump/motor with non-cantilevered pistons

An aircraft, comprising:

• a nose landing gear assembly including a hydraulic piston motor, the hydraulic piston motor including:
• a first rotor including a first cylinder;
• a second rotor opposing the first rotor, the second rotor including a second cylinder opposing the first cylinder;
• a first swashplate adjacent the first rotor, the first swashplate including a first angled face;
• a second swashplate adjacent the second rotor and opposing the first swashplate;
• a first shoe cage including a first piston opening, the first shoe cage disposed adjacent the first angled face of the first swashplate;
• a second shoe cage including a second piston opening, the second shoe cage adjacent the first shoe cage;
• a piston configured to travel into and out of the first cylinder and the second cylinder and to pass through the first piston opening and the second piston opening;
• a piston shoe configured to engage the piston, the first shoe cage, and the second shoe cage;
• and
• a shaft engaging the first shoe cage and the second shoe cage and configured to rotate in response to a rotation of the first shoe cage and the second shoe cage.