Patent ID: 8448899

Claim:
A landing gear for an aircraft comprising: a shock strut including a shock strut piston and shock strut cylinder in sliding engagement with one another; and a torque linkage operatively mounted between the shock strut piston and shock strut cylinder to develop torque therebetween, wherein the torque linkage includes at least one torque link, wherein the torque link includes: a clevis portion; a lug portion distally located from the clevis portion; and a shimmy damper assembly having two load carrying arms each extending substantially between the clevis portion and the lug portion, the first arm including a beam member having a predetermined stiffness, wherein the beam member is cantilevered to the clevis portion, the second arm including a damper assembly, wherein the beam member and damper assembly cooperate as a spring-damper system integrated into the torque link and provide a predetermined structured load path under loads.