Patent ID: 7891606

Claim:
Aircraft comprising: at least one gear compartment in which is adapted to be disposed a raisable forward landing gear ( 24 ), said landing gearing comprising at least one gear leg ( 32 ) connected to the aircraft structure ( 20 ) and supporting at least one pair of wheels ( 36 ), said wheels ( 36 ) being disposed on opposite sides of the gear leg ( 32 ), said landing gear ( 24 ) comprising articulation means ( 38 ) so as to incline at least one wheel ( 36 ) relative to the lifting plane P of the landing gear ( 24 ), said articulation means ( 38 ) being connected by a connection permitting at least one rotation, and said gear compartment comprising an upper panel ( 50 ) serving as a floor with at least one hollow shape F being angled with respect to the lifting plane P and enclosing one of the wheels ( 36 ) when the landing gear is in raised position.