Composite leg for landing gear assembly
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1. A composite leg for a landing gear assembly, the composite leg comprising:
- a composite compression cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in compression; and
a composite tension cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in tension;
wherein at least some of the fibers are oriented at +α and
−
α
with respect to a longitudinal axis of the leg, where α
is between 2 and 8 degrees.
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Abstract
A composite leg for a landing gear assembly includes a composite compression cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in compression, and a tension cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in tension. At least some of the fibers are oriented at +α and −α with respect to a longitudinal axis of the leg, where α is between 2 and 8 degrees.
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1. A composite leg for a landing gear assembly, the composite leg comprising:
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a composite compression cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in compression; and a composite tension cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in tension; wherein at least some of the fibers are oriented at +α and
−
α
with respect to a longitudinal axis of the leg, where α
is between 2 and 8 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A landing gear assembly leg comprising:
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a composite compression cap including reinforcing fibers oriented at +α and
−
α
with respect to a longitudinal axis of the leg; anda composite tension cap including reinforcing fibers oriented at +α and
−
α
with respect to the longitudinal axis of the leg;where α
is between 2 and 8 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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