A system for shrinking landing gear includes a shock strut (202) having a cylinder (204) and a piston (206) to be received by the cylinder (204). The system further includes a collar (210) coupled to a brace linkage (208) and the piston (206), a torque arm (212) configured to resist rotation between the collar (210) and the piston (206), and a shrink linkage (240) coupled between the torque arm (212) and the cylinder (204). The collar (210) rotates relative to the cylinder (204) in response to retraction of the landing gear. Rotation of the collar (210) rotates the piston (206) and the torque arm (212) relative to the cylinder (204). The rotation of the collar (210) relative to the cylinder (204) forces, via the shrink linkage (240), the piston (206) towards the aircraft attachment within the cylinder (204).
SHOCK STRUT SHRINKING SYSTEM
FEDERBEINSCHRUMPFSYSTEM
SYSTÈME DE RÉTRACTATION D'AMORTISSEUR DE CHOC
2021-02-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |