An aircraft landing gear shimmy damping device for aircraft landing gear with castering may include a centering cam engaged in a curvic slot in an internal diameter of an aircraft landing gear wheel spindle when the landing gear wheel is aligned with forward ground travel of the aircraft, engaging a landing gear wheel shimmy dampener. The centering cam may be pushed out of the curvic slot when the aircraft begins to turn, disengaging the landing gear wheel shimmy dampener, and may slide back into the curvic slot and (re)engage the shimmy dampener, when the landing gear wheel is realigned with forward ground travel of the aircraft.


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    Title :

    Landing gear with caster and variable shimmy damping


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-02-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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