An aircraft having a fuselage extending in a longitudinal direction from a nose to a tail, a nose wheel located at the nose, a tail support located at the tail, and a main wheel assembly located between the nose wheel and the tail support in the longitudinal direction. The main wheel assembly is positioned such that the aircraft is operable to selectively land in a first operating mode in which the main wheel assembly and the nose wheel support both the aircraft during the landing process, and the tail support does not support the aircraft during the landing process, and a second operating mode in which the main wheel assembly and the tail support both support the aircraft during the landing process. A method for operating the aircraft, an aircraft with a movable wheel assembly, and a movable wheel assembly are also provided.


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    Title :

    RELOCATABLE MAIN LANDING GEAR


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-04-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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