Original Ec120 Landing Gear

[Elvis]

Answer.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews...339237920080513

[Guest sharky]

Interesting.

 

Thank you.

[Elvis]

 

 

:elvis: :elvis:

[TwistedSpar]

kinda looks like it sticks out

 

 

that is a 130 and it sure does stick out.....i'll see what the 120's are in the morning

[porter]

Does this help?

[MMike]

Well spank my monkey, it doesn't stick out.

 

But still.....And maybe I'm out to lunch... but if they designed the first ship with AS350 gear, I have a hard time believing the ONLY reason they would change to the 3 point gear so late in the gamewas for improved wirestrike. I think that would just be a side effect. I'm more apt to believe it was something bigger like a ground resonnance issue (as mentioned earlier)....but I guess you never know with those crazy Europeans....

[Over-Talk]

The Bell 407 has had 3 point mounted skid gear (to prevent ground resonance) since it was released in 1996.

 

Who is copying who ???????

[Dewey]

The Model T Ford had four wheels. Do all the other manufacturers to date owe Henry some royalties?

[porter]

The Model T Ford had four wheels. Do all the other manufacturers to date owe Henry some royalties?

 

No. Utility and plant patents last 20 years. Design patents last 14 years.

[TwistedSpar]

The Bell 407 has had 3 point mounted skid gear (to prevent ground resonance) since it was released in 1996.

 

Who is copying who ???????

 

Copying can be spread so far and wide....look at every thing in this world and you'll find that copying is abundant...patent infringement is another ball game

 

 

 

the courts will sort out frivolous BS......if EC has a patent, and it's specific, and Bell intruded upon it, Bell's out of luck. If they can prove there is a significant design difference, then they get lucky.

I'm guessing Bell didn't patent their 3 point system as a ground resonance reducing specific design, so that leaves it free to be explored by other manufacturers to see if it fits their design and accomplishes the task adequately.