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[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Problem is, you’d be airborne when that fire indicator activated. Perhaps not in a position to have time to make a landing back at an airfield depending on the severity.

True. But at least you’d get a very quick heads up about it.

Unfortunately for the crew of that DC8, the gear came up and then just started burning everything - unchecked. They received multiple failures manifesting with no common link. Sad. People actually fell from the burnt out fuselage before the inflight breakup that happened upon gear selected down.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Relax, it has a wheel-well fire indicator, we're fine. Punch it.

I’m glad they were able to stop safely and everyone is fine. Once tires n wheels are damaged, ruptured, the stopping math could become convoluted.

 

[bimmerphile]

would the gear even make it in the well/fire detected if the tire was shredded? theoretically, no

 

[arkflyr]

Problem is, you’d be airborne when that fire indicator activated. Perhaps not in a position to have time to make a landing back at an airfield depending on the severity.

Well the guppy also won’t let the landing gear retract if the tires are damaged and out of round, though maybe if they totally came off the wheel they wouldn’t hit the pins.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Well the guppy also won’t let the landing gear retract if the tires are damaged and out of round, though maybe if they totally came off the wheel they wouldn’t hit the pins.

I believe "semi-retractable" is the technical term?

 

[MikeD]

True. But at least you’d get a very quick heads up about it.

Unfortunately for the crew of that DC8, the gear came up and then just started burning everything - unchecked. They received multiple failures manifesting with no common link. Sad. People actually fell from the burnt out fuselage before the inflight breakup that happened upon gear selected down.

Tnat is one of the top scary and tragic accident sequences that I can remember in my time.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Good ol frangible fitting.

I assume the classics have that too? And wheel well fire detection?

 

[arkflyr]

I believe "semi-retractable" is the technical term?

More like effed up moderately no, effed up royally maybe.

I’m going to go with that on my PC.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

“I’ll abort for red light, Eng fire, Eng failure, takeoff config, or if I think it’s not gonna fly…”




Well, how are we defining that last one?

 

[Boris Badenov]

Well, how are we defining that last one?

That's why you still get a paycheck, El Jefe.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

That's why you still get a paycheck, El Jefe.

 

[Pilot Fighter]

Relax, it has a wheel-well fire indicator, we're fine. Punch it.

At least you knew what killed you.

 

[CFIT99]

“I’ll abort for red light, Eng fire, Eng failure, takeoff config, or if I think it’s not gonna fly…”




Well, how are we defining that last one?

PC Load letter....WTF does that mean??? (had that pop up on a CRT once as a joke from one of the instructors a few years ago)

You're at least palatable when you stick to flying posts.