AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ARRANGEMENT, A KIT THEREFOR, AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL

摘要

An aircraft landing gear arrangement is provided comprising: . a first landing gear portion (2) comprising one or more wheels, . a second landing gear portion (3), the first landing gear portion being rotatable with respect to the second landing gear portion; and . a sensor for determining a rotational position of the first landing gear portion in relation to the second landing gear portion, . the sensor comprising a first magnetic field generator (5) operable to generate a magnetic field and a first magnetic field modulator (7) for modulating said magnetic field, . the sensor being operable to sense the magnetic field as modulated by the first magnetic field modulator (7), . the first landing portion (2) comprising the first magnetic field generator (5) or the first magnetic field modulator (7), . the second landing gear portion (3) comprising the other the first magnetic field generator (5) and the first magnetic field modulator (7).