MiG-29 prematurely retracts landing gear on takeoff - GIF

[Unkle Fuzzy]

I know the Yak trainers are always parked with the props horizontal because the planes do not have squat switches and the gear is air operated off of the starter system.

If the prop is horizontal it does no damage and if the air system is charged it will stand back up under its own power.

[owen moore]

He lost money in a poker game the night before and he misunderstood the air traffic controller in the tower when he told him to "cheer up."

[will52100]

Pretty much all our aircraft have weight on wheels switches, the Russians, not so sure about.

[jdurand]

He might have also bounced just a little, letting the wheels fold and then dropped back down.

[Crusty]

There's just no excuse for retracting your landing gear before you're airborne and established in a positive climb. In civil aviation you're taught to always leave your gear down and locked until it's assured that you'll clear the pattern so that in the event of engine failure your gear is already down and locked and that's one less thing to deal with in an emergency situation.

[jdurand]

I was just commenting on HOW he managed to retract it, not the sanity in doing so.