Patent ID: 8175758

Claim:
A method of controlling and adjusting the ground clearance ( h ) of an aircraft ( 1 ) provided with at least one undercarriage ( 30 ), said undercarriage ( 30 ) being provided with a damper-actuator ( 2 ) for performing a damping function and a function of retracting said undercarriage ( 30 ), wherein when the aircraft is on the ground, control means ( 10 ) automatically activate adjustment means ( 11 , 12 ) for continuously adjusting the length of said damper-actuator ( 2 ) in order to maintain said ground clearance ( h ) at a predetermined value, said control means also setting limits on said predetermined value for the ground clearance ( h ), said predetermined value being specified to the control means ( 10 ) via an interface ( 13 , 13 ′).