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Old 15th November 2009 | 15:47
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The maintainers have proven a number of times that if you put the gear handle UP and tricked the WOW switch for some unrelated reason, yes indeed, the nose gear will retract upon application of hydraulic power. The hydraulics are strong enough to drag the mains inboard.
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