Landing Gear Emergency Extension System

CHAPTER NINETEEN

T-34C AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FAMILIARIZATION

WORKBOOK

A wheel symbol displayed - related gear is down and locked.

White lights installed just forward of each main gear wheel well and to the left of the nose gear

wheel act as external gear down indicators and aid in determining gear position from outside the

aircraft. They are activated by the DOWN position switch in each wheel well and illuminate

only when the related gear is down and locked. As soon as the landing gear is retracted, the

position switch opens a circuit and extinguishes the light.

Inboard Landing Gear Door Position Annunciator Lights

Inboard landing gear door position annunciator lights are located between the MASTER

CAUTION light and the WHEELS warning light on the top left of the instrument panel in both

cockpits. The system is designed to illuminate when the inboard landing gear doors are not in

the closed position when the landing gear have completed their extension or retraction cycle.

Landing Gear Emergency Extension System

The landing gear can be manually lowered, if necessary, with the emergency landing gear crank

(Figure 19-4) located on the right sidewall in the front cockpit. The crank, when engaged, drives

the normal gear actuation system mechanically through a flexible shaft.

CAUTION

The landing gear emergency extension system is designed and

stressed only for extension and must NEVER be used to retract the

gear.

Figure 19-4 Emergency Landing Gear Extension

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LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS