US 11,807,355 B2
Landing gear system with composite flex beam
Max Urban Kismarton, Seattle, WA (US); and Kim Linton, Garden Grove, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/456,760.
Prior Publication US 2020/0407048 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. B64C 25/62 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 25/62 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A landing gear system for an aircraft comprising:
a composite flex beam having through-thickness stitching and a curvature having a radius greater than 5 inches, wherein the through-thickness stitching extends across an entirety of the composite flex beam along a length of the curvature, and wherein a density of the through-thickness stitching is greater near a leading edge and a trailing edge of the composite flex beam; and
a trunnion connected to the composite flex beam and offset from a neutral surface of the composite flex beam.