"The crew also had to rely on gravity for the undercarriage to drop and lock into place".
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Throughout my long career, I've never heard of "gravity" failing so I guess that the Journo worded it this way just to make it sound more sensational. They no longer appear to have any respect for their profession.
Apologies if this view is not technically sensible, but I've always understood that, if undercarriage hydraulics fail, the crew have to let the wheels drop under their own weight? And that this is not necessarily foolproof?
What's wrong with what the journalist said?