Patent ID: 8191827

Claim:
A system for maneuvering a landing gear of an aircraft mounted so as to be hinged in a gear compartment closed by a set of doors, comprising: a general control unit of the gear compartment to trigger the different maneuvers; a door control channel; a landing-gear control channel; and a single commonly shared system for controlling the landing gear and the set of doors, the single commonly shared system configured to be implemented in each of a normal operation, an emergency operation and a maintenance phase of the aircraft, the single commonly shared system comprising the general control unit, the door control channel and the landing-gear control channel such that the single commonly shared system is controlled by a single source of electrical energy in each of the normal operation, the emergency operation and the maintenance phase, and wherein the door control channel and the gear control channel being each connected to the general control unit solely by an electrical link and being capable of receiving control commands sent by the general control unit according to a predetermined sequencing.