An amphibious aircraft has a tricycle landing gear that is fixed. Each member of the landing gear is protected in the forward direction by a hydrodynamic protector, or vane, or shoe, such as may tend to create lift when brought into engagement with water, as during landing. The landing gear protector vanes may be mounted to move with extension and retraction of the landing gear. The landing gear wheels protrude to extend partially downwardly proud of the sole of the shoe. The shoes may include sacrificial wear members for ground engagement.
Amphibious aircraft, landing gear, and method
2025-01-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
Amphibious assault landing carrier and amphibious dock landing ship
European Patent Office | 2025
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