Originally Posted by
Waves
Quoting our training manual, "With the loss of both AC busses, flight beyond 30 minutes may result in complete loss of electrical power and the inability to extend the gear and flaps." ...
...P.S. Remember, the 757 doesn't have this problem. There should never be a scenario in the 757 in which all the gear fail to extend.
Yeah, I remember that quirk from 75/76 ground school. Everybody wondered: "Why build in a failure mode like that?"