AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ARRANGEMENT AND A NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
공개
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64C-025/40
B64C-025/34
B64C-025/10
B64C-025/42
출원번호
US-0691382
(2015-04-20)
공개번호
US-0375992
(2016-12-29)
우선권정보
GB-0806660.7 (2008-04-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Wilson, Fraser
출원인 / 주소
Wilson, Fraser
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초록▼
An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprises a nose landing gear assembly and at least one main landing gear assembly. The nose landing gear assembly has a nose landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus therein. The main landing gear assembly has a main landing gear wheel with a high e
An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprises a nose landing gear assembly and at least one main landing gear assembly. The nose landing gear assembly has a nose landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus therein. The main landing gear assembly has a main landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus therein and a main landing gear wheel with a motor therein. The motor is used for driving the main landing wheel during taxiing of the aircraft.
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1. An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprising a nose landing gear assembly and at least one main landing gear assembly, the nose landing gear assembly having a nose landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus arranged therein, the main landing gear assembly having a main landing gear
1. An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprising a nose landing gear assembly and at least one main landing gear assembly, the nose landing gear assembly having a nose landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus arranged therein, the main landing gear assembly having a main landing gear wheel with a high energy braking apparatus arranged therein and another main landing gear wheel with a motor arranged therein for driving that main landing gear wheel during taxiing of the aircraft. 2. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1 in which two main landing gear assemblies are provided, both main landing gear assemblies having two main landing gear wheels with a high energy braking apparatus arranged in one wheel and a motor arranged in the other wheel respectively. 3. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1 in which the nose landing gear assembly comprises a nose landing gear having a hub, a rim arranged around the hub co-axially with the hub, the hub being offset relative to a notional centreline of the wheel in the axle direction. 4. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1 in which the motor provides a braking function. 5. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 4 in which the motor is arranged to store energy during braking for later re-use. 6. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1 in which the motor is an electric motor. 7. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 6 in which the electric motor provides a braking function and generates electrical energy during that braking function, the electric energy being stored in appropriate electrical energy storage on the aircraft. 8. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 7 in which the electrical energy storage comprises a battery. 9. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 8 in which the electrical energy storage comprises a high capacity capacitor. 10. An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprising at least two main landing gear assemblies connected to the wings or fuselage of the aircraft and a single nose landing gear assembly connected to the fuselage proximal to the nose of the aircraft, each landing gear assembly comprising at least one wheel, wherein at least one of the main landing gear assemblies comprises a drive system arranged to rotatably drive at least one wheel of said main landing gear assembly. 11. An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprising a nose landing gear assembly and at least one main landing gear assembly, the nose landing gear assembly having a nose landing gear wheel with a high energy brake apparatus arranged therein, the main landing gear assembly having a main landing gear wheel with a high energy braking apparatus arranged therein and a main landing gear wheel with a motor arranged therein for driving that main landing gear wheel during taxiing of the aircraft. 12. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein only main landing gear assemblies include a respective motor for driving a respective main landing gear wheel. 13. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the nose landing gear does not include a motor for driving a wheel thereof. 14. An aircraft landing gear arrangement comprising: a nose landing gear assembly, the nose landing gear assembly having a nose landing gear wheel and a high energy brake apparatus configured to brake the nose landing gear wheel; andleast one main landing gear assembly having a first main landing gear wheel and a second main landing gear wheel, the main landing gear assembly including a high energy braking apparatus configured to brake the first main landing gear wheel and a motor configured to drive the second main landing gear wheel during taxiing of the aircraft. 15. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14 in which a second main landing gear assembly is provided, the second main landing gear assembly including a third main landing gear wheel and a fourth main landing gear wheel, the second main landing gear assembly including a second high energy braking apparatus configured to brake the third main landing gear wheel and a second motor configured to drive the fourth main landing gear wheel during taxiing of the aircraft. 16. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14 in which the nose landing gear assembly comprises a nose landing gear having a hub, a rim arranged around the hub co-axially with the hub, the hub being offset relative to a notional centreline of the wheel in the axle direction. 17. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14 in which the motor provides a braking function. 18. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 17 in which a component is arranged to store energy generated by the motor during braking for later re-use. 19. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14, wherein only main landing gear assemblies include a respective motor for driving a respective main landing gear wheel. 20. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the nose landing gear does not include a motor for driving a wheel thereof. 21. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 11, wherein (i) the main landing gear wheel with a high energy braking apparatus arranged therein and (ii) the main landing gear wheel with a motor arranged therein for driving that main landing gear wheel during taxiing of the aircraft, are separate landing gear wheels. 22. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft. 23. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft. 24. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft. 25. An apparatus, comprising: an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement of claim 1, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement. 26. An apparatus, comprising: an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement of claim 11, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement. 27. An apparatus, comprising: an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement of claim 14, wherein the high energy braking apparatuses are brake apparatuses configured for rejected take-off braking of an aircraft having the landing gear arrangement. 28. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the another main landing gear wheel with the motor arranged therein does not have a brake apparatus arranged therein. 29. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the nose landing gear does not include a drive system. 30. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the nose landing gear includes a retractable landing gear stay. 31. An aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the motor is mounted to a main landing gear stay and is connected in a drivable fashion to an axle of the main landing gear. 32. An aircraft, comprising: a fuselage;a wing; andthe aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the motor is sufficiently highly powered to effect driving of the wheel with the motor arranged therein and the aircraft landing gear arrangement is configured with sufficient traction to drive the aircraft while taxiing under most operating conditions. 33. An aircraft, comprising: a fuselage;a wing; andthe aircraft landing gear arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the aircraft is configured to brake the aircraft during taxiing using the motor, and to utilize the high energy braking apparatus to brake the aircraft during a rejected take-off.
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