Patent ID: 8317130

Claim:
An aircraft landing gear mount, comprising: unmanned aerial vehicle having first and second bulkhead panels formed of composite material, the bulkhead panels extending vertically and the bulkhead panels are substantially planar and include facing side surfaces, upper edges and bottom edges; landing gear including a support rod and a wheel connected to an end of the support rod, the support rod including a mounting end that is disposed between the facing side surfaces, and between the upper edges and the bottom edges, of the first and second bulkhead panels; the mounting end of the support rod is mounted to the facing side surfaces of the first and second bulkhead panels; a metal support structure connected to the mounting end, the metal support structure including one side that is detachably mounted directly to the side surface of the first bulkhead panel and a second side that is detachably mounted directly to the side surface of the second bulkhead panel; and a third bulkhead panel extending between and generally perpendicular to the first and second bulkhead panels, the third bulkhead panel formed of composite material and including a side surface, and wherein the metal support structure is detachably mounted directly to the side surface of the third bulkhead panel.