Centerline landing gear for aerocraft

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1999-05-17

2000-12-26

Eldred, J. Woodrow

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, heavier-than-air

Airplanes, weight diminished by bouyant gas

244 30, 244 97, 244102A, B64B 100

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061645893

ABSTRACT:
A partially buoyant aircraft capable of transporting very large cargo payloads comprises a lifting body with an exterior airfoil configuration that includes internal structural support members for an exterior skin, the skin defining an internal volume for storing the cargo, propulsion apparatus, flight stabilization apparatus on a portion of the lifting body, lift assisting apparatus carried within the lifting body, and landing gear arranged in close proximity to the longitudinal centerline of the lifting body. Each landing gear comprises a wheel supported by a cylinder set including upper and lower telescoping cylinders, the upper cylinders of the wheels being ported together to operate as a single element.

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