I have noticed in older Boeing A/C that the gear is raised by moving the level fully up, as you'd expect. But later in the climb, it is moved to the centre OFF position, turning off the hydraulics to the now retracted gear.
All that makes sense, but I'm slightly concerned by the fact that the lever is being moved
downwards towards the gear down position.
Would it be possible to actually
lower the gear if you made a mistake and didn't stop the lever in the centre?
This could damage the gear and prob rip the doors off as well.
Or is there a system that prevents this?
On the Airbus and newer Boeings its just down or up......
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