US 11,939,043 B2
Tilting landing gear systems and methods
Mark A. Page, Cypress, CA (US)
Assigned to JetZero, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US)
Filed by JETZERO, Inc., Orange, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,421.
Application 17/512,421 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,687, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,186,359.
Application 16/181,687 is a continuation of application No. 15/198,611, filed on Jun. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,150,558, issued on Dec. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041270 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/14 (2006.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 25/001 (2013.01) [B64C 25/14 (2013.01); B64C 39/10 (2013.01); B64C 2025/008 (2013.01); B64C 2039/105 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A landing gear for an aircraft comprising:
at least a nose gear disposed longitudinally forward of a center of gravity of an aircraft by a first distance and comprising a nose actuator configured to produce a nose actuator force supportive of at least a portion of a weight of the aircraft;
at least a main gear disposed longitudinally aft of the center of gravity of the aircraft by a second distance and comprising a main actuator configured to produce a main actuator force supportive of at least a portion of the aircraft;
a fluidic arrangement disposed between the nose actuator and the main actuator and configured to provide fluidic communication between the nose actuator and the main actuator, the fluidic arrangement comprising a valve configured to selectably affect the fluidic communication between the nose actuator and the main actuator; and
wherein the nose actuator and the main actuator are configured to decrease torque required to rotate the aircraft longitudinally about the center of gravity, while the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear are in a ground position.