Patent ID: 11933378
Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. An aircraft comprising:
a landing gear comprising a wheel assembly;
a braking assembly operatively coupled to the wheel assembly of the landing gear, the braking assembly comprising a plurality of friction disks;
a plurality of airflow amplifiers coupled to a rim of a wheel of the wheel assembly, each of the plurality of airflow amplifiers being configured to provide an amplification ratio of about 1:15 to about 1:35;
a compressed gas source coupled to the landing gear, wherein the compressed gas source comprises a solid state material that generates gas via a chemical reaction; and
a conduit extending from the compressed gas source to the plurality of airflow amplifiers;
wherein the plurality of airflow amplifiers are configured to entrain ambient air in response to the compressed gas from the compressed gas source flowing through the plurality of airflow amplifiers via the conduit, wherein the plurality of airflow amplifiers are configured to direct the entrained air and the compressed gas onto the braking assembly to reduce a temperature of the braking assembly.