But we're talking about the in game model. I really doubt you would see gear failure to the point of totally falling off the plane from leaving it down on a real fighter or light attack plane. It would bend and skew and add a tremendous amount of drag and odd aerodynamic force well before that point.
You'd rip gear doors off and such... if you got to going fast enough to rip the gear off a fighter I have a feeling you'd take a lot of other parts off first.
I seem to recall an issue early with the Mustang, no uplocks on the gear, gear sag with G pulling gear leg down and failing the wing. Uplocks fixed the issue.
Some of today's Mustangs have an ingenious idea called a Pokey Man Tool. It is a metal rod with all the correct angles that allow the pilot, if needed, to reach through small holes in the floor above the unlocks and manually release a jammed uplock(s). The Pokey Man tool is attached to the pilots seat back behind the parachute.Most Mustangs also carry a pair of vice grips in the event of a broken landing gear handle.
Now you're just showing off!!!
Just a little Mustang trivia, my friend.
I could be wrong but I doubt a visegrip was standard issue during WW2........ I hope HTC doesnt model it,it came post war!
IS THERE VALUE IN DUMPING THE LANDING WHEELS?
Well I can tell none of you have ever even tried it. So as the old saying goes "GET BACK TO ME WHEN YOU TRY IT!"KIMO!