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See, in my mid's eye I have this Hero of the Day scenario:

Jumping in the Holden Maloo, you position on the runway threshold towing one of those helicopter handling skates.

At the signal from the tower, a full-bore launch, and the plane touches down behind you.
You back into him, he puts the nose down on the skate, and the guy on the loadbed (lucky fellow) leans over and pulls the pin.

Skate and aircraft slow down and stop safely, plane owners buy Hero a pint

Had it been a B17 not a large GA type you could have had the passengers on the crank handle winding the gear down , oh well , least they and all are safe on the ground without injury and a thumdsup for the pilots

Ian, how many times must I tell you...a B17 does not have a nose wheel!

Charl wrote:

QUOTE (Charl @ May 11 2011,4:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

See, in my mid's eye I have this Hero of the Day scenario:

Jumping in the Holden Maloo, you position on the runway threshold towing one of those helicopter handling skates.

At the signal from the tower, a full-bore launch, and the plane touches down behind you.
You back into him, he puts the nose down on the skate, and the guy on the loadbed (lucky fellow) leans over and pulls the pin.

Skate and aircraft slow down and stop safely, plane owners buy Hero a pint

Hasnt that been down before, but by some guy on the back of truck speeding down the runway and then pulling down the front landing gear to lock in place ?

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ May 11 2011,4:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hasnt that been down before...

"Now remember Ambrose, this here runway is 10,000ft long...when you see the 9,000ft board flash by, and the wheel ain't down...knock 3 times on the cab roof...

Paul I must've read something like this - maybe I am thinking about the Piper Cub that lands on the flatbed?

Charl wrote:

QUOTE (Charl @ May 11 2011,5:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ian, how many times must I tell you...a B17 does not have a nose wheel!

Bugger me .. someone found my Achillies heel .. hang on that,s a tail wheel .. Dang and.. DOH

...and looking for a story about this all on the web, I found this delightful bit of reporting about a RAAF Sabre take-off:
http://www.missingbits.com/ThedeathofA94-973.htm

Real life to simulation , Stalled the aircraft watching the leader , these can get worst for all concerned , recall 1982 and the USAF Thunderbird , .. just follow my lead

Wasn't there a scene like that on Macgyver once? He was leaning Luke Duke style out the side of the car and pulled the gear down by hand I think.

The video in question.. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/65265/amazin...ng_gear_rescue/


just amazing..

Yeah but that was Scott Tracey and Virgil , not a problem for them because they are ....