Aircraft landing gear and method of operating the same

Abstract

A main landing gear system for an aircraft including a truss element including a front portion joined to a rear portion, a first support unit and second support unit affixed to the truss at the junction of the first portion and the second portion on opposing sides of the truss, a first actuator and a second actuator rotatively affixed to respective first support unit and second support unit and to a respective first wheel and second wheel, a first trailing link and second trailing link each coupled to the respective first wheel and second wheel, a first extension plate and second extension plate each rotatively coupled to the respective first trailing link and second trailing link and to a side of the truss, a first plate locking unit and second plate locking unit rotatively affixed to an end of the respective first extension plate or second extension plate and to a side of the truss, where actuation of the actuator causes the extension plates to move up or down with respect to the truss raising and lowering the wheels.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.