Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!godot!ima!haddock!stevel From: stevel@haddock.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Re: China AL 747 Message-ID: <388@haddock.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 23:45:46 EST Article-I.D.: haddock.388 Posted: Sat Mar 9 23:45:46 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 20:19:08 EST Lines: 8 Nf-ID: #R:terak:-42300:haddock:9800013:000:324 Nf-From: haddock!stevel Mar 8 18:23:00 1985 The original posting that the wheels were lowered to reduce the descent speed was from the first news report I saw. Subsequent news reports had the correct version that the main gear lowered themselves due to G forces. I shouldn't belive the news services. Steve Ludlum, {ucbvax!decvax!cca-co | ihnp4 | cbosgd}!ima!stevel