Patent ID: 6942182

Claim:
An aircraft landing gear movable between a retracted position and all extended position and comprising: a nonfolding, nonhinged shock strut that extends along a shock strut axis from a proximal end to a distal end and remains at an essentially constant length throughout an extension/retraction cycle; a trunnion coupled to the proximal end of the shock strut and adapted to pivot in combination with the shock strut about a canted trunnion axis enabling the shock strut to retract in a forward and inboard direction and extend downward and outboard; a multiple-wheel truck coupled to the distal end of the shock strut configured for geometric rotation on retraction aligning the multiple-wheel truck fore and aft in an aircraft fuselage; and a drag strut coupled to the shock strut at a position intermediate to the shock strut proximal and distal ends, the drag strut being adapted to fold as the landing gear is retracted and straightening as the landing gear is extended.