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Landing gear malfunction forces some clever improvising ...well done

http://news.sky.com/story/1290946/pilot ... alfunction

Very cool

Rather ironic, but the two things that the GR3 and T4 had that the GR5, GR7 and T10 don't have because they were considered to be obsolete to the aircraft type...........

An engine fire bottle

and

Undercarriage blow down system..................

Matt

Many years ago at an air show here in Florida a Marine Av-8A did a demonstration in front of the crowd. Afterward he was making a vertical landing and didn't realize until the plane hit the ground that he had forgotten to lower the landing gear. He immediately applied power, raised up a few feet and lowered his gear. Later a much embarrassed young Marine Lt. was giving autographs to the crowd.

Modlerbob wrote:Many years ago at an air show here in Florida a Marine Av-8A did a demonstration in front of the crowd. Afterward he was making a vertical landing and didn't realize until the plane hit the ground that he had forgotten to lower the landing gear. He immediately applied power, raised up a few feet and lowered his gear. Later a much embarrassed young Marine Lt. was giving autographs to the crowd.

During my time on Harrier, I saw Harriers land twice vertically due to gear failure. They landed on their gun pods producing minimal damage to said pods. They were craned up, gear released down, inspected, pods changed and released to service again. I think that although this landing was a great bit of airmanship, it was a risky thing to do. A new set of pods is way cheaper than risking bending the aircraft or the pilot.......

Matt