Patent ID: 11873079
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 17:
18. A method of using a levered landing gear, the method comprising:
extending a first shock strut and a second shock strut along a common extension axis, wherein the second shock strut is disposed concentrically with and/or within the first shock strut along a longitudinal axis of the first shock strut;
pivoting a truck lever relative to the first shock strut as the first shock strut and the second shock strut extend along the common extension axis, where the truck lever is coupled to both the first shock strut and the second shock strut; and
metering an amount of fluid flow within the second shock strut as the second shock strut is extended and compressed with at least a metering pin of the second shock strut, where the metering pin includes flutes each having a variable depth.