Dumb Pilot
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If you lose the center hyd system, then you are down to the alternate extension and It is an electrical command (the same up locks but with a different power source) to release the locks holding the main landing gear doors closed (the weight of the gear is resting on the doors as you place the lever back to neutral after gear retraction) and the nose gear up locks and they just fall into place, then heavy duty springs locks them into place.
I don't really hear too much about the 78 out on the line
I don't really hear too much about the 78 out on the line