Patent ID: 7458542

Claim:
An aircraft landing gear and door assembly comprising a landing gear and a door, the door being moveable to an open position, in which an aperture is exposed, the landing gear being able to be deployed through said aperture, the door being moveable to a closed position, in which the door is closed across the aperture, wherein at least a part of the door is arranged for movement of a first type, in which the door moves between the closed position and the open position, wherein at least a portion of the same door is also arranged for movement of a second type, in which said at least a portion of the same door moves to a fairing position in which it acts as a fairing to reduce the noise caused by the landing gear or a part thereof when the landing gear is in its fully deployed position, and wherein the first type of movement is different from the second type of movement, said door is coupled to the aircraft using a coupling mechanism that includes first and second linkages so arranged that when the assembly is installed on an aircraft, during movement of the first type the door is coupled to the first linkage and decoupled from the second linkage and during movement of the second type the door is decoupled from the first linkage and coupled to the second linkage.