icematrix t1_irh83zh wrote on October 8, 2022 at 2:57 AM Reply to TIL Boeing B17 pilots often accidentally raised the undercarriage after landing, destroying the propellors and damaging the underbelly, due to the undercarriage lever and the flap lever looking the same. by Lkwzriqwea The old "piano key" style Bonanzas were like this too. Permalink 1
icematrix t1_irh83zh wrote
Reply to TIL Boeing B17 pilots often accidentally raised the undercarriage after landing, destroying the propellors and damaging the underbelly, due to the undercarriage lever and the flap lever looking the same. by Lkwzriqwea
The old "piano key" style Bonanzas were like this too.