Patent ID: 8800919

Claim:
Aircraft landing gear provided with at least one contact means for making contact with a contact surface (S), wherein the landing gear includes energy absorber means provided with an inflatable airbag secured to said contact means and suitable for interposing itself between said contact surface (S) and said contact means, said energy absorber means being provided with control means and with at least one inflation means for inflating said airbag under the control of said control means, said energy absorber means including adjuster means for adjusting the pressure that exists inside (INT) said airbag, said adjuster means comprising at least one orifice open to the inside (INT) of the airbag, said contact means being dimensioned to withstand the forces that result from landing at a predetermined vertical speed, said open orifice being dimensioned to enable said contact means to make contact with the contact surface (S) at said predetermined vertical speed.