Patent ID: 7093795

Claim:
An aircraft system comprising: landing gear movable between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the landing gear is at least partially stowed in a gear well when the landing gear is in the retracted position; a landing gear door movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the landing gear door at least partially covers the gear well when the landing gear door is in the closed position; at least a first actuator operably coupled to the landing gear and configured to move the landing gear between the extended position and the retracted position; at least a second actuator operably coupled to the landing gear door and configured to move the landing gear door between the open position and the closed position; and a controller operably coupled to the first and second actuators, wherein the controller causes the second actuator to open the gear door in response to a first signal, and wherein the controller further causes the first actuator to retract the landing gear in response to a second signal different from the first signal.