RETRACTABLE ALIGHTING GEAR FOR A VEHICLE

摘要

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.