IMPROVED AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of manufacturing a complex aircraft landing gear (2) component having a plurality of sub-components (4, 4a, 6, 6a), the method comprising forming first (4, 4a) and second (6, 6a) sub-components from dissimilar materials wherein each sub-component is formed to final or near final shape, and welding said sub-components together to form the complex landing gear component (2a).