Retractable running gear for vehicle

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1980-08-08

1982-10-26

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing gear

Retractable

244102SL, B64C 2510, B64C 2526

Patent

active

043557732

ABSTRACT:
An aircraft landing gear including a leg member supporting at least one wheel, the leg having a first point of attachment around a first axis of rotation about a first point on the aircraft, a strut including a rod and a lever pivotally mounted on one another around a third axis, the rod having a second axis of rotation on a second point of attachment to the aircraft and the lever being pivoted about a fourth axis on the leg, and an operating jack applying at least one rotational torque to the strut and the leg wherein one end of the jack is connected to a third point on the leg and the other end of the jack is connected to a fourth point on the strut, the third and fourth points being located substantially near the first and second points of attachment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2487598 (1949-11-01), Saulnier
patent: 2529401 (1950-11-01), Lawson
patent: 2562778 (1951-07-01), Egly
patent: 2959381 (1960-11-01), Hartel

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