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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2009
Oliver J. Groves, Freeland, WA (US);
Gary F. Heilman, Everett, WA (US);
Charles D. Harrison, Arlington, WA (US);
Bart M. Taylor, Arlington, WA (US);
SE Y. Chun, Edmonds, WA (US);
Tae H. Kim, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Gregory Koyfman, Newcastle, WA (US);
Edward D. Oare, Everett, WA (US);
Jacob D. Virnig, Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael H. Konen, Marysville, WA (US);
Oliver J. Groves, Freeland, WA (US);
Gary F. Heilman, Everett, WA (US);
Charles D. Harrison, Arlington, WA (US);
Bart M. Taylor, Arlington, WA (US);
Se Y. Chun, Edmonds, WA (US);
Tae H. Kim, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Gregory Koyfman, Newcastle, WA (US);
Edward D. Oare, Everett, WA (US);
Jacob D. Virnig, Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael H. Konen, Marysville, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for loading and unloading a main landing gear ('MLG') of an aircraft includes a fixture that is adapted to couple to a truck of the MLG such that a sagittal plane of the fixture is parallel to or coplanar with a sagittal plane of the MLG and both translational forces and turning moments applied to the fixture are coupled directly through the fixture to the MLG, a mechanism for controllably translating the fixture in the sagittal plane thereof, and a mechanism for controllably rotating the fixture in the sagittal plane thereof.