"Mary Shafer" wrote in message
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On 4 Jul 2003 19:05:44 -0700, (Elliot Wilen) wrote:

In another online forum, it has been claimed that on the F-18, F-14,
F-4, and possibly F-8, A-7, A-6, and A-4, all the landing gear doors
stay open when the gear are extended. While typically (or at least in
most other military jets), some of the landing gear doors open only
during extension/retraction, and are closed while the gear are
extended.

The F-111 MLG doors open, the gear extends, and the doors shut.
Mostly because otherwise these huge doors would be hanging out being
speedbrakes.

F-4 doors stay open. So do F-15 and F-16 and B-52 doors. Ditto
YF-12, SR-71, T-33, F-104, X-15, F-18, CV-990, A-7, F-8, KingAir,
B-747, B-1, B-2, F-117, B-57, and U-2. Also Lear 24 and 25. And the
Orbiter. These are just the ones I've seen and can remember.

I'd say it's not most, military or otherwise.

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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer


stay open: also F-84, F-89, B-47
nose gear door closes: on some models F-86

Old Chief Lynn