Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd

Messier-dowty Inc.

Paul Shaw

Royston Alan Evans

Ian Robert Bennett

Robert Menezes

Royston Evans

An aircraft assembly having: a first part; a second part, the second part being movably mounted with respect to the first part; an electro-hydraulic actuator coupled between the second part and a first anchor point, the actuator comprising a cylinder defining a bore and a piston and rod assembly slidably mounted within the bore and an active chamber within which an increase in fluid pressure causes the actuator to change during a first phase between first and second extension states to move the second part relative to the first part. The electro-hydraulic actuator further includes a hydraulic fluid supply circuit comprising a piezo-electric pump operable to supply pressurised fluid to the active chamber to change the actuator between first and second extension states.

Aircraft assembly

There is described a landing gear having a bogie including a elongated beam () for accommodating at least two axles receiving each a pair of ground engaging wheels, at least one axle () being pivotally mounted on the elongated beam. The landing gear further includes axle travel limitation means () extending between said pivotable axle and said elongated beam to be hitched up thereto, said travel limitation means being deformable one way starting from an stable and lockable state thereof corresponding to a landing position of said pivotable axle. There are also described independently lockable and actuatable telescopic struts.

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

Paul Shaw