Ground-effect landing gear for aircraft

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1976-11-02

1978-03-07

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing gear

180119, 180121, 244102R, B60V 308

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040775895

ABSTRACT:
A ground-effect landing gear for use on aircraft intended for performing take-off and landing on unprepared soft ground comprises a platform mounting a flexible enclosure constructed in the form of a system of inflatable envelopes bounding an overpressure space near the ground surface. During transition to hovering and during movement of the aircraft the space is kept in communication with a compressed air source.

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patent: 3275270 (1966-09-01), Earl et al.
patent: 3513933 (1970-05-01), Faure
patent: 3802602 (1974-04-01), Wilson
patent: 3807524 (1974-04-01), Taylor
patent: 3865332 (1975-02-01), Coles

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