Patent ID: 11945575
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A landing gear assembly comprising:
a main strut having at least one pair of wheels mounted at a first end, each pair of wheels being arranged to rotate about a wheel axis;
a drag stay, a first end of the drag stay being attached to the main strut and a second end of the drag stay for connecting to the fuselage of an aircraft;
a landing gear main fitting for connecting the landing gear to the fuselage of an aircraft, the landing gear main fitting being attached to the main strut and defining a pivot axis about which the main strut can rotate;
and wherein the pivot axis is inclined an angle of at least 20 degrees with respect to each wheel axis such that the first end of the main strut moves forward and inboard as the main strut rotates about the pivot axis from an extended position to a retracted position.