I have heard that our guys did inflight deployments of TR in testing, but
was never aboard. Asymetrical deployment in the air can be catastrophic.
Bill pearce
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT Crocc-ed foot a good break-fall
> Not triggered, Jez, allowed. You can "arm" the thrust-reverse and
> lift dump systems (either both or only LD) by rocking the throttles
> outboard before landing. But until the Weight on Wheels (WoW)
> switches in the main gear are made the TR and LD systems will not
> work. Unless the WoW switches are made because they didn't work
> properly on takeoff ...
>
> ... so you check an indicator before arming the systems. If the LD
> deploys in the air you lose around 800ft, pretty scary if you select
> them at 1,000ft. I can only wonder at what would happen if the TR
> deployed in flight.
>
> Chris
>
> On 14 Aug 2009, at 11:50, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>>>
>>> So the thrust and dump systems are triggered by squat switches -
>>> are we
>>> talking aircraft or anatomy :-)
>>
>>
>> Function
>
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