I also have fond memories of Apaches and early Aztecs. One even looked like an Apache, with a short nose. But they grafted a locker on to the front of it to make it look like a B model. It went well on two engines but if the left engine failed and stopped rotating, there was no hydraulic pressure to raise the gear. In theory, while flying along on the other engine, you could reach down and manually pump it up. As if.....
In reality, the better option would have been to stay heads up, not even try to feather it but simply find a good place to crash.
Were any of these beasts ever modified with two hydraulic pumps - or what would have been smarter- an electric/hydraulic pump?
Last edited by Mach E Avelli; 9th Apr 2014 at 06:09.