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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1980
Heinz Gunter, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Gerhard Kriechbaum, Markdorf, DE;
Hubert Krojer, Bermatingen, DE;
Rudolf Matecki, Markdorf, DE;
Johannes Spintzyk, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
This invention relates to an improvement in a jumbo aircraft, in particular of high-wing monoplane design, with a fuselage and a retractable and steerable main landing gear and a device for high lift generation, the improvement comprising (a) a plurality of rows of landing gear units mounted along the aircraft fuselage and spread across a range extending predominantly in the longitudinal aircraft direction, the units forming the main landing gear, (b) the landing gear units being of the same design and identical dimensions, and (c) a device for switching-on the lift generating device at predetermined lift conditions together with setting and maintaining a longitudinal attitude of the aircraft or of its landing gear parallel to the taxiway and runway, whereby the take-off phase or the landing phase is performed using the method of direct lift control.