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A landing gear door assembly for an aircraft, having a closed position to cover the door opening through which the landing gear moves between its stowed and operating position. The door assembly comprises two panel sections, each of which is rotated by a related positioning section so as to rotate about a center of rotation from the closed positions upwardly and outwardly into the aircraft structure to the open position. In one arrangement, each panel section is made up of an inside and outside panel which are hinge mounted with respect to one another. These move in a manner that the outer panel moves in a path deviating from a straight rotational path to provide better clearance with the aircraft structure. In another arrangement, each panel section is rigid and is rotated about a fixed axis of rotation.
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