Patent ID: 6948683

Claim:
An aircraft landing gear, comprising: a leg ( 11 ) including a strut ( 12 ) in which a telescopic shock-absorber rod ( 13 ) slides along a sliding axis (Z), the free end of the rod being hinged to a rocker beam ( 14 ) carrying a wheel set having multiple axles, said strut being hinged to a structure of the aircraft and being capable of being pivoted by an associated connection structure about a substantially horizontal axis (X) that is highly offset from the sliding axis (Z) of the telescopic rod ( 13 ) which is vertical in the gear-down position; and wherein the connection structure ( 100 ) comprises two panels ( 101 , 102 ) connecting two axially separated points of the strut ( 12 ) to a common axis structure ( 103 ) extending along the pivot axis (X) of said strut, in such a manner that in the gear-down position said panels are disposed one above the other, with a top panel ( 101 ) which is connected to the strut ( 12 ) via a high attachment ( 105 ), and with a bottom panel ( 102 ) which is connected to the strut ( 12 ) via a low attachment ( 106 ); and wherein the high and low attachments ( 105 , 106 ) are provided level with sliding bearing surfaces ( 21 , 22 ) for the telescopic rod ( 13 ) in the strut ( 12 ) when the rod is in its pushed-in position corresponding to supporting the aircraft on the ground.