Originally Posted by
Ewfflyer
Pretty good pic's for someone randomly just watching. For the ERJ guys, is there any way the gear doors can drop w/o the gear coming out? It was hard to tell, but it almost looked as if the main's were maybe 6" extended, but that's all I could really see.
Just remember, the media will always use their standard storylines when it comes to aviation, just to spice it up regardless of the situation.
If my University's system class was right, the doors are held up hydraulically. But, if they had a loss of hydraulic pressure, then the ailerons and rudder wouldn't function. I don't this was the issue.