The patent application relates to a retractable nose landing gear for a high performance aircraft. It includes a structure which is pivoted into the fuselage of the aircraft and which positions the wheel mechanically relative to the landing gear structures to provide stowage of the wheel in a horizontal position directly behind the retracted landing gear structure. It provides a minimum of storage space in the aircraft while maximizing space for an engine air duct above the landing gear wheel well and helping to reduce aircraft frontal area. (Author)
Retractable Nose Landing Gear
1979
9 pages
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English