Hellcat wing fold: hydraulic and manual?

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Re: Hellcat wing fold: hydraulic and manual?

Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:24 pm

Randy Wilson wrote:I'm not aware of any production Wildcats that had a powered gear retract system but at least one civilian FM-2 was modified with an electric drive (HP's) if I remember correctly.

We fitted an electric motor on Steven Craigs Wildcat, that 29 turns thing gets old fast.
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Re: Hellcat wing fold: hydraulic and manual?

Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:40 pm

bombadier29 wrote:They are manually folded but I believe the locks are hydraulic


If you don't keep your head in the cockpit you will be very, very sorry or worse.
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