In article ,
Big John wrote:


Dollars to donuts they pulled the gear up. Looked like a 'classical'
inadvertent retraction.

Forget which bird, but flaps and gear controls were side by side and
not too different shaped. To prevent inadvertent retraction the rule
was you came to a full stop after clearing R/W and then looked down
and retracted the flaps. This pulling flaps up by feel while moving
was a invitation to disaster.

On the Fortress I was flying the gear and flap switches were both simply
toggle switches...with the gear switch being a "guarded" switch.
Procedure was at least two crew had to confirm your finger was on the
flap switch before activating.

Knowing the gear system I can't think of a reason/way for both to fail
together. Sad, but these things do happen.

Luckily they are tough old birds...the only limit to getting her in the
air will be money.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

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