Patent ID: 8523106
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A nose landing gear arrangement for an aircraft, the nose landing gear arrangement comprising a leg assembly having a pivot axis at one end thereof and a landing gear wheel mounting at the other end thereof and two stays, each stay being mounted at one end thereof to the leg assembly and being mountable at the other end thereof to an aircraft, each stay comprising an upper stay part and a lower stay part hinged together, the upper stay part having a cardan joint at one end spaced from the hinge to enable hinged mounting to an aircraft and the lower stay part having a cardan joint at one end spaced from the hinge, a cardan joint of the lower stay part hingedly mounting the lower stay part to the leg assembly, the leg assembly and stays being arranged so that the stays extend from the leg assembly on opposite sides thereof and the stays fold into a stowed position so that they lie substantially alongside the leg assembly when the leg assembly is retracted.