A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a
bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed.
The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second
end member. The center member has a centerline and the end members extend
from the centerline of the center member. Mounting members extend along
the centerline of the center member to facilitate attachment of the
bracket to a cross tube. The displacement sensor connects the first end
member to the second end member. The displacement sensor is parallel to,
and offset from, the centerline of the center member so that when a
bending moment is applied to the center member the first displacement
sensor is either elongated or shortened.