An aircraft (1) include a landing gear (2) is disclosed. The landing gear (2) comprises a main strut (8) and an inboard stay assembly (12) connected to the aircraft fuselage (4) such that landing gear loads can be transferred from the inboard stay assembly (12) into the fuselage. The landing gear (2) also comprises a sidestay (18) connected to the wing (6) such that landing gear loads can be transferred from the sidestay (18) into the wing (6) and a link assembly (14) connected to the aircraft (1) such that landing gear loads can be transferred via the link assembly (14) into the aircraft. The landing gear (2) is arranged such that, in use, when the landing gear (2) is extended, substantially all the landing gear loads are transferred from the landing gear (2) to the aircraft (1) via one or more of the inboard stay assembly (12), the sidestay (18) and the link assembly (14).
Landing gear
2016-09-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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