Composite landing gear apparatus and methods

Details Composite landing gear apparatus and methods Composite landing gear apparatus and methods

2005-06-03

2008-12-23

Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing gear

Wheel

C244S10000R

Reexamination Certificate

active

07467763

ABSTRACT:
Composite landing gear apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a composite component includes an elongated member having a first composite portion coupled to a second composite portion by a pair of composite sidewall portions and forming an elongated cavity therebetween. The first composite portion includes a plurality of first layers, each first layer having a plurality of first fibers disposed therein. Similarly, the second composite portion includes a plurality of second layers, each second layer having a plurality of second fibers disposed therein. The first and second fibers are oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated cavity. The composite sidewall portions include a plurality of third layers each third layer having a plurality of third fibers disposed therein, the third fibers being cross-woven and non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.

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