Patent ID: 7178759

Claim:
An aircraft landing gear door for a landing gear compartment, said door comprising: a panel, capable of pivoting about a pivot pin on an aircraft structure, means of controlling pivoting, inserted between the panel and the aircraft structure, wherein the panel is formed from at least two rigid parts hinged to each other about a hinge pin approximately parallel to the pivot pin, control means to enable progressive and controlled folding of said rigid parts about said hinge pin, when the control means are actuated to open the door, wherein the control means to enable progressive and controlled folding of said rigid parts are inserted between the aircraft structure and a first part of the rigid parts, connected to said structure through the pivot pin, and a thrust plate hinged to an inside of one of said rigid parts, close to one of its edges opposite to and parallel to the hinge pin, said thrust plate being connected to the control means so as to automatically open the door when a predetermined downwards force is applied to the thrust plate, wherein, when said door is closed, said thrust plate is located above said one of said rigid parts so that both sides of said thrust plate are inside said landing gear compartment when said door is closed.