I don't know about he S1 or deck take offs but in the RAF S2 this was a widely spread myth. If we wanted the gear up quickly because of performance limitations (i.e. Gibraltar) or to impress at a display the pilot simply kept pressure on the retraction button and when the weight came off the wheels-the gear came up!
Last edited by Timelord; 18th Aug 2017 at 21:41.