Patents Examined by Tom Black
  • Method for reducing the apparent manoeuvring time for landing gear of an aircraft
    Patent number: 9517837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the manoeuvring of the landing gear of an aircraft, in which at least one of the steps of pulling on the doors of the bay to relieve the door retaining hook, actuating the door hook or hooks to free the doors and opening the doors is executed in response to the detection of a flight situation suitable for the occurrence of a manoeuvre order, even before the manoeuvre order is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventor: Gilbert Lecourtier