Patent ID: 7942366
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A landing gear assembly for raising and lowering a wheel assembly of an aircraft having an airframe, comprising: a strut and a trailing arm; the strut having (a) a length adjuster that connects to the airframe via a first pivot, and (b) a spring damper that connects to the trailing arm via a second pivot; a motor disposed between the first and second pivots and operable to drive the length adjuster; and the trailing arm connecting the wheel assembly to the airframe via a third pivot, such that the first, second and third pivots are the only pivots needed to raise and lower the wheel assembly, wherein the trailing arm further comprising a straight portion, the trailing arm having one end connected to the third pivot and a second end farthest from the third pivot being attached to the wheel assembly.