Patent ID: 7963481
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft which on each side comprises at least two main landing gear units, arranged one behind the other, comprising wheels, wherein each of the main landing gear units of a rear pair of the at least two main landing gear units comprises at least a front wheel and a rear wheel in an undercarriage which are rotatably held on respective axes and arranged one behind the other, wherein, for supporting the take-off rotation, in the at least one rear pair of the main landing gear units, the distance between the rear wheels that roll on the ground, and the fuselage is actively reduced; wherein the reduction of the distance between the rear wheels of the at least one pair of the main landing gear units, which wheels roll on the ground, and the fuselage is achieved by pivoting the supporting undercarriages on a transverse axis, wherein the front and rear wheels are arranged on axes which axes are arranged one behind the other on the undercarriages.