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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
May. 21, 2024
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Andrew P. Merk, Savannah, GA (US);
Nathan Coffee, Savannah, GA (US);
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed here is an aircraft landing gear support fixture suitable for supporting a grounded aircraft for testing purposes. The support fixture includes a strut having a longitudinal strut axis, an upper strut end, and a lower strut end. The upper strut end has attachment structure that is compatibly shaped, sized, and configured to attach the strut to the aircraft in lieu of a landing gear strut of the aircraft. The support fixture also includes a support platform to support the strut, wherein the support platform is in a fixed position relative to a stationary reference foundation. A strut force sensor is coupled between the lower strut end and the support platform to provide sensor output associated with load imparted by the strut. The strut, the strut force sensor, and the support platform are coupled together and arranged to inhibit movement of the strut along the longitudinal strut axis.