公开(公告)号：US20250002141A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18754424

申请日：2024-06-26

Applicant: Airbus Operations Limited

Inventor： Mark JOHNSON ,  Jason SHORTO ,  Peter DAVIS

IPC: B64C25/30 ,  B64C25/22 ,  B64C25/24

Abstract: An aircraft has a landing gear that can be extended and retracted and a landing gear control system that is configured so that it can cause extension/retraction of the landing gear of the aircraft in response to pilot operation of a landing gear lever. The control system is also configured such that in the scenario of pilot incapacitation, it can cause extension/retraction of the landing gear of the aircraft in response to an automated command for landing gear extension/retraction. A kit of parts including a relaying unit can be used for converting an existing aircraft to one that has this functionality. There is also a method of automatically extending/retracting landing gear, for example in the event of pilot incapacitation when performing single-pilot operation of the aircraft.