Patent ID: 11939044
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 17:
18. A method of operating an aircraft landing gear comprising the landing gear system of claim 1, wherein the landing gear is movable between a deployed position suitable for supporting a portion of the weight of the aircraft on the ground and a stowed position, the method comprising the steps of
moving the landing gear from the stowed position to the deployed position, the last 5% of the distance to be travelled by the landing gear as a percentage of the total distance from the stowed position to the deployed position being at an average speed, V1, that is lower than the average speed, V2, for the middle 90% of the distance, and then
moving the landing gear from the deployed position to the stowed position, the first 5% of the distance to be travelled by the landing gear as a percentage of the total distance from the deployed position to the stowed position being at an average speed, V3, that is greater than V1 by at least 10%.