Patent ID: 11912400
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft landing gear comprising a main landing gear leg and a stay attached to the leg at one end and being configured for attachment to aircraft structure at an opposite end, wherein the stay comprises:
a major strut which has a first axis extending in a first direction,
two or more minor struts each having a respective axis, extending parallel to and spaced apart from the first axis,
and wherein
the stay is moveable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration, the main strut and the minor struts moving parallel to the first axis as the stay moves between the contracted and extended configurations, and
the main strut has an exterior surface that supports and guides the movement of each of the minor struts as the stay moves between the contracted and extended configurations.