Originally Posted by
43Inches
Only works if the backup system is a gravity free fall, and it failed. If the system has up locks, an actuator has busted and a myriad of other problems then cutting hydraulic lines will probably just make a big mess. Also this advice won't work in Arrows from the late 70s onward as they moved away from the bench seats over the flap/battery, to single seats attached to a covered floor. I'm not sure even the older bench seated arrows you could access the hyrdaulics, but who knows.
Baron undercarriage system is mechanical with the actuator under the pilot seat!