Patent ID: 11964777
Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft with a towing interface, the aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a towbar coupler configured to releasably couple a towbar to the aircraft, wherein an angle of the towbar relative to an aircraft centerline when the towbar is coupled to the towbar coupler defines a first turn angle;
a sensor configured to sense the first turn angle;
a steerable landing gear, wherein an angle of the steerable landing gear relative to the aircraft centerline defines a second turn angle;
an actuator configured to selectively change the second turn angle; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the actuator, the controller being programmed to control the actuator to change the second turn angle according to the first turn angle so that the first turn angle is greater than the second turn angle when the towbar moves the aircraft through a turn.