Patent ID: 6651931
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
A landing gear assembly for use with an aircraft wing, the aircraft wing configured for use with a first aircraft having a first CG position and a second aircraft having a second CG position, the landing gear assembly comprising:a wheel truck; a strut configured to be pivotally connected between the wing and the wheel truck; a first brace configured to be pivotally coupled between the wing and the strut to position the wheel truck in a first deployed static position relative to the wing, wherein the wheel truck supports a portion of the weight of the first aircraft when in the first deployed static position; and a second brace configured to be pivotally connected between the wing and the strut in place of the first brace to position the wheel truck in a second deployed static position relative to the wing different than the first deployed static position, wherein the wheel truck supports a portion of the weight of the second aircraft when in the second deployed static position.