Abstract: An aircraft landing gear assembly having: a bogie beam coupled to a strut; a steerable axle mounted on the bogie beam, first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle, each wheel assembly including a wheel and a brake disc attached to each wheel and arranged to rotate with the wheel; first and second brake plates mounted on the axle arranged to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs; a cross member coupled between the first and second brake plates; a brake rod, pivotally connected to the cross member at a first end and arranged to be attached to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear at a second end; wherein the pivot axis of the axle and the pivot axis of the cross member are generally coaxial.

Abstract: An aircraft landing gear assembly having: a bogie beam coupled to a strut; a steerable axle mounted on the bogie beam, first and second wheel assemblies, mounted on the axle, each wheel assembly including a wheel and a brake disc attached to each wheel and arranged to rotate with the wheel; first and second brake plates mounted on the axle arranged to provide a braking force to the wheels upon contact with the first and second brake discs; a cross member coupled between the first and second brake plates; a brake rod, pivotally connected to the cross member at a first end and arranged to be attached to an anchor point on the aircraft landing gear at a second end; wherein the pivot axis of the axle and the pivot axis of the cross member are generally coaxial.