A water spray deflector to deflect water spray produced from aircraft
landing gear from components of the aircraft. The water spray deflector
has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Coupled to the spray
deflector are attachment arms that are adapted to couple with an outer
portion of a rim of the landing gear. The attachment arms are also
configured to support the water spray deflector position the water spray
deflector a distance from a side wall of the tire to prevent the side
wall of the tire from coming in contact with the water spray deflector
under various loading conditions placed on the tire. In some versions,
the water spray deflector is weakened in areas to encourage a failure
mode of the water spray deflector.