May 31, 201313 yr Geez, I wonder what happened to those flaps and nacelle? Food truck drive into it? Rick Charles
May 31, 201313 yr Geez, I wonder what happened to those flaps and nacelle? Food truck drive into it? Looks like jaws maybe got a hold to it Christian Graves
May 31, 201313 yr Flaps are in a slightly drooped position exposing the flap drive mechanism. The shape is normal, it's just a bit greasy! You can fly without the fairings but it's about 1-2% fuel penalty I seem to remember, significant on a long flight. GregL :-)
May 31, 201313 yr Flaps are in a slightly drooped position exposing the flap drive mechanism. The shape is normal, it's just a bit greasy! You can fly without the fairings but it's about 1-2% fuel penalty I seem to remember, significant on a long flight. . OK It just likes odd but I now see what you mean. Grease makes it look like there are dents in the sheet metal. Rick Charles
June 1, 201313 yr Been there, done that. I changed a hydraulic line on the LMG antiskid module, so a gear swing/leak check was required. The hydraulic line replacement doesn't require a gear swing, but this particular aircraft lost 50% of it's Left System Hydraulic quantity, so we were leak checking everything. Sent from my Sony Xperia TL
June 1, 201313 yr The hydraulic line replacement doesn't require a gear swing, but this particular aircraft lost 50% of it's Left System Hydraulic quantity, so we were leak checking everything. You just wanted to play with the landing gear didn't you "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
June 1, 201313 yr There's ALOT of pipework up there! I always have a good nose around to check for leaks on the walk-round. The size of the belly doors is particularly impressive when you see them down! Luckily the retract is a little quicker in the air than the video suggests as the ground connected hydraulics don't pump the gear up as fast. Stunning system up close, a complex job done with simplicity. Touch wood! Never failed me yet!!! Always land rubber side down. GregL :-)
June 3, 201313 yr The gear retraction seems to be a lot slower than what I've seen on 777 take-off videos. Does that have something to do with the hydraulics not being completely pressurised, as the engines are not running? Edit: Great video, by the way. Second edit: Doh! Just saw Greg's post, disregard. :lol: CPL/MEIR
June 4, 201313 yr The gear retraction seems to be a lot slower than what I've seen on 777 take-off videos. Does that have something to do with the hydraulics not being completely pressurised, as the engines are not running? Edit: Great video, by the way. Second edit: Doh! Just saw Greg's post, disregard. :lol: Even though the hydraulic mule has 3000 psi, the volume is a lot less than what's available in the aircraft system when you use engine driven pumps and/or ADP's or ACMP's. Sent from my Sony Xperia TL
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