Landing support assembly for aerial vehicles

A landing support assembly to at least partially support an aerial vehicle on a surface may include a strut extendable to a deployed state and retractable to a stowed state during flight. The strut may be configured to pivot with respect to a bracket coupled to the aerial vehicle between the deployed state and the stowed state. The landing support assembly further may include a strut actuator coupled to the strut via a linkage to cause the strut to pivot relative to the bracket. The landing support assembly also may include a foot coupled to an end of the strut remote from the bracket. The foot may be configured to change between a retracted state during flight having a first cross-sectional area and an at least partially splayed state for at least partially supporting the aerial vehicle and having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area.