Aircraft ski

Details Aircraft ski Aircraft ski

1992-07-30

1993-10-19

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing gear

Skids

280 11, B64C 2552

Patent

active

052538257

ABSTRACT:
An aircraft ski for attachment to the axle of the ground wheel of the aircraft includes a pair of rams moving the ski upwardly and downwardly from a retracted position to a deployed position. On each side of the ski is provided a respective lever which is connected to the axle and extends therefrom rearwardly to a rear end of the ski. Intermediate the length of the lever is provided a cross torque tube which prevents twisting movement of the ski as it is deployed. At a rear end of each of the levers is provided a cross shaft which is attached to the rear end so that the cross shaft is rotated as the lever moves with the deployment of the ski. The cross shaft is attached to a rear restraint cable which is thus paid out and drawn in respectively by the movement of the ski between the deployed and retracted positions. A front restraint cable extends from a forward end of the ski to the aircraft. The rear restraint cable is of fixed length and thus causes the rear end of the ski to be moved upwardly when the ski is retracted thus forcing the forward end downwardly to avoid contact with the propeller.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2315098 (1943-03-01), Simpson et al.
patent: 2733026 (1956-01-01), Ditter
patent: 2864624 (1958-12-01), Lindelof et al.
patent: 2925970 (1960-02-01), Heaslip
patent: 2977073 (1961-03-01), Ditter et al.

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