Aircraft control system

A control system for a battery-powered aircraft, the control system comprising:

• a landing gear assembly moveable between a retracted position in which the landing gear assembly is housed within the aircraft and an extended position in which the landing gear assembly is deployed from the aircraft, the landing gear assembly comprising:
• a main landing gear;
• and
• a nose landing gear;
• at least one local hydraulic pressure source configured to receive power from at least one battery;
• a landing gear controller configured to receive and deliver control inputs to the at least one local hydraulic pressure source;
• and
• at least one actuator in fluid communication with the at least one local hydraulic pressure source and configured to move the landing gear assembly between the retracted position and the extended position in response to inputs received by the landing gear controller;
• wherein at least one of the main landing gear and nose landing gear is maintained in the retracted position by hydraulic pressure which is periodically supplied by the at least one local hydraulic pressure source.