How do I Operate Emergency Landing Gear?

[davebert]

Every now and then I run out of fuel and the cockpit shuts down but I still have enough altitude to make a landing. Problem is, my landing gear won't come down. I try the emergency landing gear lever and pull it out and twist it but that doesn't work. Just how do you get the emergency landing gear to come down after you have run out of fuel? :joystick:

 

Thanks

[davebert]

Every now and then I run out of fuel and the cockpit shuts down but I still have enough altitude to make a landing. Problem is, my landing gear won't come down. I try the emergency landing gear lever and pull it out and twist it but that doesn't work. Just how do you get the emergency landing gear to come down after you have run out of fuel? :joystick:

 

Thanks

 

 

Doh! :lol: I just looked at the manual and it says "Rotate and Pull". I was "Pulling then Rotating". I will see if that was the problem. Another guy I fly with had the same idea and couldn't get it to work. :music_whistling:

[Koriel]

Any word yet?

 

I even tried it with pulling the landing gear cb, but the gear just won't come down.

[Rudel_chw]

Natops manual says (havent tried it myself):

 

16.6 LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY

EXTENSION

 

1. Flaps - HALF or FULL

 

To extend landing gear -

 

2. Slow to 160 knots if practical

 

3. Landing gear handle - DOWN, ROTATE

90° CLOCKWISE, PULL TO DETENT

If the landing gear handle will not move to

the down position, pull the landing gear

circuit breaker then rotate the handle 90°

and pull until the handle locks in the

detent. The gear will extend by the emergency

method with the gear handle up. The

red light in the gear handle will remain on

with the gear down and locked.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

I guess it comes down to how the Hornet's hydraulics work. Maybe someone who does can help us here. I also would like to know.

 

The Hornet emergency landing gear system uses the APU and emergency brake (hydraulic) accumilators to facilitate gear extension. Hope that helps.