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Old 6th Oct 2023, 16:52
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Originally Posted by Chiefttp
The 757 alternate gear extension utilizes hydraulic power to release the uplocks which allows the gear to free fall.
"The alt gear ext on the B757 uses a small hyd power pack with its own electric motor. This runs for about 10 secs to unlock the gear and doors."
ref - https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-382117.html

If that's true then wouldn't this electric motor have a circuit breaker?
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