Gear and doors are electrically controlled and hydraulically operated.
All gear doors open while the gear is retracting or extending.
Two Landing Gear Control and Interface Units (LGCIUs) control the extension and retraction of the gear and the operation of the doors. They also supply information about the landing gear to ECAM for display, and send signals indicating whether the aircraft is in flight or on the ground to other aircraft systems.
A hand crank on the centre pedestal allows the flight crew to extend the landing gear if the aircraft loses hydraulic systems or electrical power.
Main Landing Gear
Each main gear has twin wheels and an oleopneumatic shock absorber.
Each main wheel has an antiskid brake.
Nose Landing Gear
The two-wheeled nose gear has an oleopneumatic shock strut and a nose wheel steering system.
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