skymstr02 wrote:
Uhhh, no. The simple explanation is that the hydraulic pump output is too low to pressurize both wing retract cylinders at the same time, so only one will raise at a time. The wing lock cylinders are small so that both wings will unlock at the same time, but it takes a lot more fluid volume to raise the wings than the pump can supply.
The next time that you see a Corsair take off, pay attention to the landing gear retraction.
One wheel always retracts before another. The doors won't close before the wheels are up and locked.
The wing flaps have restrictors in the lines so that they are syncronized to work together.
I wasn't meaning that there is a switch to pump each wing independently, just that when you hand pump the wings they can go up one at a time. However, when the more powerful electrically operated hydraulic pump is doing the work there is still a lag between wings, but they do rise at the same time... one being slightly ahead of the other. It's the same thing with the undercarriage (as in one lags behind the other, but they do rise at the same time).
Richard
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