US 12,304,620 B2
Tilting landing gear systems and methods
Mark A. Page, Cypress, CA (US); Jay Fletcher Kempf, Warren, VT (US); Blaine Knight Rawdon, Riverside, CA (US); Myles Leonard Baker, Long Beach, CA (US); Brent Tyler Scheneman, Redondo Beach, CA (US); Daniel Sean Stuewe, Costa Mesa, CA (US); and Daniel Tran, Westminster, CA (US)
Assigned to JetZero, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US)
Filed by JETZERO, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,483.
Application 17/868,483 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/512,421, filed on Oct. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,939,043.
Application 17/512,421 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,687, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,186,359, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
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 2023/0242246 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
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 a blended wing body aircraft comprising:
at least a nose gear disposed longitudinally forward of a center of gravity of an aircraft by a first distance and connected to a nose linkage configured to transfer movement from the at least a nose gear to at least a main gear;
at least a main gear disposed longitudinally aft of the center of gravity of the aircraft by a second distance and connected to a main linkage configured to transform movement from the at least a main gear to the at least a nose gear, wherein the main gear is coupled to a lateral shaft, wherein the main linkage is located on the lateral shaft, and wherein the main linkage is located off center of the lateral shaft; and
wherein the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear are linked.