Patent ID: 9302767
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B64C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A nose landing gear arrangement for an aircraft, the nose landing gear arrangement comprising: a wheel assembly configured for use with the nose landing gear arrangement; a shock strut extending upwards from the wheel assembly towards a fuselage of the aircraft; and a torque arm assembly coupled to the wheel assembly and to the shock strut, the torque arm assembly configured to transmit torque to the wheel assembly, the torque arm assembly being disposed forward of the shock strut with respect to a direction of travel of the aircraft, the torque arm assembly having a width that tapers along a substantial length of the torque arm assembly, the torque arm assembly having a concave cross-section with respect to a direction opposite the direction of travel of the aircraft, and the shock strut being disposed at least partially within a recess formed by the concave cross-section.