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A three wheeled, generally in line, articulated landing gear with the lever trailing the lever hinge axis, applied in a pair. Each shock strut, axle, and rolling assembly counter twist 90°upon retraction about a laterally offset post to present the smallest frontal area or pod size. The twisting mec

A three wheeled, generally in line, articulated landing gear with the lever trailing the lever hinge axis, applied in a pair. Each shock strut, axle, and rolling assembly counter twist 90°upon retraction about a laterally offset post to present the smallest frontal area or pod size. The twisting mechanism, the door links and the over center down lock are all tied mechanically to the gear so that no other sequencing is required during gear retraction or extension.

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An aircraft articulated landing gear of the type having a lever trailing the lever hinge axis, comprising: a rigid axle beam, generally u-shaped with a thru axle attached at the first end and a second axle attached at the second end of said u-shaped axle beam with said axles axially parallel; a pair

An aircraft articulated landing gear of the type having a lever trailing the lever hinge axis, comprising: a rigid axle beam, generally u-shaped with a thru axle attached at the first end and a second axle attached at the second end of said u-shaped axle beam with said axles axially parallel; a pair of wheels attached to said thru axle on either side of said first end of said rigid axle beam and a third wheel attached to said second axle with sufficient spacing between wheels to permit removal of any wheel without first removing another wheel; support structure pivotally attached about a pivot axis on said axle beam so that said axles rotate parallel to and about said pivot axis; and a shock strut, one end of which is attached to said axle beam near said thru axle and the other end attached to said support structure so that said axles can rotate about said pivot axis by extending and retracting said shock strut.