Storage compartment for the nose gear of an aircraft
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1. A front landing gear storage compartment for an airplane comprising:
- a set of retractable landing gears comprising a front landing gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage, the storage compartment forming an impervious partition between a pressurized zone and a housing for the front landing gear in its retracted position; and
a reinforced upper face comprising a first substantially flat zone which is substantially horizontal when the airplane is on the ground, so as to form a first floor for a pressurized area of the airplane, whereinthe first floor of the pressurized area of the airplane comprises two bulging portions placed respectively behind seats configured to accommodate a pilot and a copilot, in which wheels of the front landing gear come to be placed in a drawn-back position.
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Abstract
A front landing gear storage compartment for an airplane, which includes a set of retractable landing gears including a front gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage. The storage compartment forms an impervious partition between a pressurized zone and the housing for the front gear in its retracted position, and includes a reinforced upper face including a substantially flat zone, which is substantially horizontal when the airplane is on the ground, so as to form a floor of a pressurized area of the airplane.
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1. A front landing gear storage compartment for an airplane comprising:
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a set of retractable landing gears comprising a front landing gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage, the storage compartment forming an impervious partition between a pressurized zone and a housing for the front landing gear in its retracted position; and a reinforced upper face comprising a first substantially flat zone which is substantially horizontal when the airplane is on the ground, so as to form a first floor for a pressurized area of the airplane, wherein the first floor of the pressurized area of the airplane comprises two bulging portions placed respectively behind seats configured to accommodate a pilot and a copilot, in which wheels of the front landing gear come to be placed in a drawn-back position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An aircraft front portion comprising:
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a fuselage; a cockpit laid out in a front of the fuselage and including a floor; a front landing gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage; a front landing gear storage compartment which forms an impervious partition between a pressurized area of the airplane and a housing for the front landing gear in its retracted position; and a reinforced upper face of the front landing gear storage compartment which has a substantially flat zone which is substantially horizontal when the airplane is on the ground so as to form a floor of a pressurized area of the airplane, wherein the floor of the cockpit comprises two bulging portions placed respectively behind seats configured to accommodate a pilot and a copilot, in which wheels of the front landing gear come to be placed in a drawn-back position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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