Originally Posted by
wonkazoo
The post two above this shows something that I initially missed. Look at it- can you see what is there staring us all in the face??
Watch the video again- at the beginning of the film sequence the main gear starts deploying to the down position. By the end of the video it is mostly down.
I am now officially curious and am going to break the sequence down frame by frame. The more I see the more I think something failed in a similar fashion to my own personal experience. I'm noodling now on why one would put the gear down in a stabilized spin and haven't come up with anything I'm willing to share yet, but I do have an idea.
Regards,
dce
The landing gear throughout the video and in the still referenced is fully retracted.
The standard '52 is a bit different to most other aircraft in this regard. Even when fully retracted, the landing gear is almost entirely exposed. Great in a wheels up landing! Just jack it up, lower the gear, replace the prop and fly away.