The Brit hydraulics ran at 4000 psi which was strange to an American. In spite of this, any time we worked on the hydraulics we had to be careful to do a thorough bleed job to get the air out. Had several flight returns because the gear wouldn't come up after hydraulic work. It was airbound and needed bleeding.
Any truth to the tall tale of a Brit making a "tippy-toe" landing with the truck unrotated?