Patent ID: 9227724
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B64C

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft landing gear comprising: a strut having an upper portion arranged to be mechanically coupled to an aircraft and a lower portion movably mounted with respect to the upper portion; a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the lower portion of the strut; a bogie control linkage mechanically coupled to the bogie beam at a first connection point and to the strut at a second connection point, the bogie control linkage comprising an actuator, the actuator including a locking system operable to inhibit actuation of the actuator; a sensor linkage mechanically coupled to the lower portion of the strut and arranged to change between a first condition and a second condition in accordance with movement of the upper portion of the strut relative to the lower portion of the strut; and an actuator control linkage arranged to operate the locking system when the sensor linkage is in the first condition and arranged not to operate the locking system when the sensor linkage is in the second condition.