Patent ID: 7651053
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An aerodynamic airflow deflecting device for a landing gear that is retractable into and extendable from a housing of an aircraft, the aerodynamic airflow deflecting device comprising: a closing assembly operably coupled to the housing, the closing assembly being shiftable, by a control device, between a first position such that the housing is closed, a second position to allow the landing gear to extend from the housing, and a third position opposing an aerodynamic airflow such that in the third position, the closing assembly shields at least a part of the landing gear when the landing gear is in an extended, landing position, and wherein the closing assembly comprises two flaps operably coupled to a jig articulatable about a first transverse axis of the aircraft, wherein the first flap is pivotable about a first longitudinal axis located on a first side of the housing, and the second flap is pivotable about a second longitudinal axis located on a second side of the housing, and wherein the two flaps are inclined in front of the lowered landing gear when the closing assembly is in the third position, and wherein the articulated jig comprises a U-shaped structure with a central branch and two lateral branches, the first flap being coupled to one of the two lateral branches, and the second flap being coupled to the other lateral branch, wherein each lateral branch of the two lateral branches of the jig comprises a lateral panel forming a vertical longitudinal fairing.