A landing support assembly to at least partially support an aerial vehicle on a surface may include a strut extendable to a deployed state and retractable to a stowed state during flight. The strut may be configured to pivot with respect to a bracket coupled to the aerial vehicle between the deployed state and the stowed state. The landing support assembly further may include a strut actuator coupled to the strut via a linkage to cause the strut to pivot relative to the bracket. The landing support assembly also may include a foot coupled to an end of the strut remote from the bracket. The foot may be configured to change between a retracted state during flight having a first cross-sectional area and an at least partially splayed state for at least partially supporting the aerial vehicle and having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area.

A landing support assembly to at least partially support an aerial vehicle on a surface may include a strut extendable to a deployed state and retractable to a stowed state during flight. The strut may be configured to pivot with respect to a bracket coupled to the aerial vehicle between the deployed state and the stowed state. The landing support assembly further may include a strut actuator coupled to the strut via a linkage to cause the strut to pivot relative to the bracket. The landing support assembly also may include a foot coupled to an end of the strut remote from the bracket. The foot may be configured to change between a retracted state during flight having a first cross-sectional area and an at least partially splayed state for at least partially supporting the aerial vehicle and having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area.

An aircraft landing gear assembly is disclosed including a leg assembly having a trailing arm configured to rotate about an axis and carry a wheel, a shock absorber coupled to the arm and enabled to dampen rotation of the arm about the axis within a normal operating range, and to limit the rotation of the arm about the first trailing arm axis to the normal operating range, and a fuse member coupled to the shock absorber. The fuse member is configured to fail in the event a vertical load on the wheel exceeds a pre-determined threshold, wherein failure of the fuse member allows the first trailing arm to rotate about the first trailing arm axis beyond the normal operating range.

An aircraft landing gear assembly is disclosed including a leg assembly having a trailing arm configured to rotate about an axis and carry a wheel, a shock absorber coupled to the arm and enabled to dampen rotation of the arm about the axis within a normal operating range, and to limit the rotation of the arm about the first trailing arm axis to the normal operating range, and a fuse member coupled to the shock absorber. The fuse member is configured to fail in the event a vertical load on the wheel exceeds a pre-determined threshold, wherein failure of the fuse member allows the first trailing arm to rotate about the first trailing arm axis beyond the normal operating range.

A thin-skin side-stay beam may include an upper arm with thin skin and a mating flange extending longitudinally from the thin skin. A lower arm may also have a thin skin and a mating flange extending longitudinally from the lower arm. A joint may include a pin and/or a bushing extending through the mating flanges to pivotally couple the upper arm to the lower arm. The upper arm and/or the lower arm may include one or more internal walls defining one or more internal cavities.

A thin-skin side-stay beam may include an upper arm with thin skin and a mating flange extending longitudinally from the thin skin. A lower arm may also have a thin skin and a mating flange extending longitudinally from the lower arm. A joint may include a pin and/or a bushing extending through the mating flanges to pivotally couple the upper arm to the lower arm. The upper arm and/or the lower arm may include one or more internal walls defining one or more internal cavities.

A retractable landing gear assembly for an aircraft is disclosed having a main strut arranged to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position, and a sidestay having an unfolded position and a folded position. A telescopic actuator is coupled between the main strut and the sidestay, so that when the actuator has a first length the sidestay locks the main strut in the extended position, and when the actuator has a second length the sidestay is in the folded position and the main strut is in the retracted position.

A retractable landing gear assembly for an aircraft is disclosed having a main strut arranged to pivot between a retracted position and an extended position, and a sidestay having an unfolded position and a folded position. A telescopic actuator is coupled between the main strut and the sidestay, so that when the actuator has a first length the sidestay locks the main strut in the extended position, and when the actuator has a second length the sidestay is in the folded position and the main strut is in the retracted position.

An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a pair of wings connected to an upper portion of the fuselage, and a pair of wing support struts, each wing support strut being connected between a lower portion of the fuselage and an underside of the adjacent wing, wherein at least one centre landing gear assembly is connected to the fuselage and is configured to be retractable within the fuselage, and a respective outrigger landing gear is connected to each wing support strut, each outrigger landing gear being configured to be retractable within the respective wing support strut.

An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a pair of wings connected to an upper portion of the fuselage, and a pair of wing support struts, each wing support strut being connected between a lower portion of the fuselage and an underside of the adjacent wing, wherein at least one centre landing gear assembly is connected to the fuselage and is configured to be retractable within the fuselage, and a respective outrigger landing gear is connected to each wing support strut, each outrigger landing gear being configured to be retractable within the respective wing support strut.