An aircraft landing gear comprising an impact shield for protecting a desired area from debris impact, the field being pivotably mounted to a first element 26 of the landing gear, and configured to be moveable between first and second positions, where in the first position, the impact shield is configured to deflect debris away from the desired area (as in figure 3) and where the impact shield is arranged to be in the second position when the landing gear is stowed. In some embodiments, the impact shield is biased towards a first position, and includes a ramp/roller element arranged to make contact with a corresponding statically located ramp/roller as the landing gear is retracted.
An aircraft landing gear including an impact shield
2024-12-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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