Patent ID: 7300020
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B60T,B64C

Abstract:
1. A braking system for an aircraft, comprising: a controller operatively coupleable with a non-mechanical link to a leftmost landing gear of an aircraft, a rightmost landing gear of the aircraft, and at least one intermediate landing gear of the aircraft positioned aft of a nose wheel of the aircraft between the leftmost landing gear and the rightmost landing gear, the at least one intermediate landing gear including a left intermediate landing gear and a right intermediate landing gear, the controller being configured to direct a first braking force to wheels of the leftmost landing gear during a left turn, and no braking force or a second braking force less than the first braking force to wheels of the rightmost landing gear during the left turn, a third braking force applied to the right intermediate gear, and a fourth braking force less than the first braking force to the right intermediate gear, wherein the third braking force is: