Skander Chater

Title: Skander Chater and Aircraft Landing-Gear Innovation.

Introduction

Skander Chater is an inventor associated with Airbus Helicopters in Marseilles, France. His listed patent concerns a landing-gear unit designed to dissipate static electricity.

Latest Patents

Chater is credited with 1 patent: “Landing gear unit equipped with a static electricity dissipator system and aircraft.” The invention describes a landing-gear assembly with a contact member, a shock absorber, and a static-electricity dissipation system. A framework attached to the contact member’s rotation shaft supports a guide rail and bottom stop. A slider moves along the rail and carries an elongated metal wand, while a drive part connected to the shock absorber moves toward the stop as the shock absorber compresses, causing the slider to travel along the rail.

Career Highlights

The available information identifies Chater’s work with Airbus Helicopters and highlights his contribution to aircraft landing-gear technology. The patent focuses on a mechanical arrangement for dissipating static electricity during operation.

Collaborations

Pascal Tison is identified as Chater’s coworker. The provided information does not specify his role in the patent or the extent of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Skander Chater’s listed patent presents a landing-gear design that combines shock-absorber movement with a guided metal wand to support static-electricity dissipation.