Messier-Bugatti-Dowty

Safran Landing Systems

Thibault Faure

Marc Farcy

Domenico La Commara

Frédéric Renault

An aircraft undercarriage comprising a shock absorber further comprising first and second portions that are mounted to slide telescopically relative to each other and that can come into internal abutment in the event of the shock absorber being compressed, the undercarriage being fitted with a detector device for detecting the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, which comprises firstly a punch secured to the first portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the first portion of the shock absorber, and secondly a sacrificial piece secured to the second portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the second portion of the shock absorber, the punch and the sacrificial piece being arranged in such a manner that, in the event of the two portions of the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, the punch strikes the sacrificial piece so as to form an indentation therein.

Aircraft undercarriage fitted with a device for detecting bottoming of its shock absorber

The invention relates to an aircraft undercarriage intended to be mounted so as to be able to move on the aircraft between a deployed position and a retracted position, the undercarriage comprising a roller () carried by a support () secured to the undercarriage while being able to be moved with respect thereto, characterised in that the support is mounted pivotally on the undercarriage.

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Velizy-Villacoublay, France

Thibault Faure