Aircraft taxiing system
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorJeremy A.G. Kracke
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Abstract
An aircraft taxiing system includes a drive wheel, mounted between the wheels of an aircraft's landing gear. The drive wheel is selectively deployable through an actuation system into a position in which it engages the ground in order to move the aircraft. The drive wheel incorporates a hub motor.
Claims15
A taxiing system for an aircraft comprising landing gear, the system comprising a drive wheel mounted to and selectively deployable relative to the landing gear for engaging the ground and moving the aircraft along the ground.
A method of taxiing an aircraft comprising selectively deploying a drive wheel mounted on a landing gear of the aircraft into contact with the ground when taxiing of the aircraft is required.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.