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Old 12th Oct 2015, 08:31
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mickjoebill
 
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Originally Posted by Clipped
I'll try to clear this 'up'.

If you apply hydraulic pressure to the landing gear system and override the gear lever to select UP and not have gear pins fitted, the gear doors will open and the nose gear will roll forward and up. The only thing stopping the main gear retracting is the weight of the aircraft on the axle/truck.
Would the "collapse" have been sudden, or at the speed the gear retracts?

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