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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Robin B. Langtry, Burien, WA (US);
Drew A. Wetzel, Everett, WA (US);
Robin B. Langtry, Burien, WA (US);
Drew A. Wetzel, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A quiet landing gear door and methods are presented. A landing gear door comprises a trailing edge and a leading edge and is operable to deploy to a landing gear door deployed position. A door flap comprises the trailing edge and is hinged to the landing gear door. The door flap deflects toward a landing gear strut to a door flap deployed position in response to deployment of the landing gear door. A leading edge section comprises the leading edge and is coupled to the door flap. The leading edge section deflects toward the landing gear strut to a leading edge deployed position in response to deployment of the landing gear door.