If deployment of the landing gear doe not work during a hydraulic failure, the gear can be deployed by means of an auxiliary system. The Alternate Gear Down Handle unlocks the landing gear, which locks due to its own weight. This handle is located on the left aux. console.

	The control
	Pictures from the Alternate Gear Down Control

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The showed panel drawing is a drawing with can be downloaded from my page Documents, plans and diagrams from the F-16.

Alt Gear DN

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Picture No. 2 was provided by Kostas Kefalas