Patent ID: 7055779
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A wheel-through ski for the landing gear of an aircraft comprising: a) a ski having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, a front end and a back end, a longitudinal center line, and having a longitudinal profile in the shape of an airfoil, b) a wheel receiving recess having three sides, and located in the mid-span of the ski and the recess is open to one side of the ski, c) a first pivot member is rigidly secured to the ski and the pivot member is located to the side of the recess and above the top surface of the ski and has a pivot axis parallel to the top surface of the ski and transverse to the longitudinal centerline of the ski, d) a second pivot member rigidly secured to the landing gear of an aircraft and having a pivot axis parallel to the rotational axis of a wheel that is a part of the landing gear, e) a pivot pin secured in the first and second pivot members along their pivot axes to form a fixed position articulated pivot joint that positions the wheel of the aircraft in the recess of the ski so that a portion of the wheel projects below the bottom surface of the ski.