Hydraulic actuator for semi levered landing gear

[0026]The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred advantageous embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the advantageous embodiments set forth herein; rather, these advantageous embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0027]The advantageous embodiments recognize these issues and present a solution that is flexible, durable, relatively inexpensive compared to other struts, and light weight. Additionally, the advantageous embodiments have added further value to aircraft operation in that the advantageous embodiments aid an aircraft in both landing and lift off. The advantageous embodiments aid an aircraft to lift off by increasing the a