An aircraft landing gear shock absorber assembly comprising: an outer cylinder (14) having a bore which extends into the outer cylinder, the bore defining an opening in the outer cylinder; a sliding tube (12) comprising a first end region slidably coupled within the bore and a second end region which projects out of opening; a ground fitting (28, 54) distinct from the sliding tube; and a mechanical fixing (30, 52) arranged to mechanically couple the ground fitting to the second end region of the sliding tube, wherein the sliding tube comprises a tubular body portion formed from a ceramic coated fibre composite tube.
AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
ENSEMBLE AMORTISSEUR POUR TRAIN D`ATTERRISSAGE D`AERONEF
2020-06-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |