Nascar Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 I was surprised when watching a youtube video of the Eurofighter Typhoon to hear the computer give a low fuel warning because it was flying inverted. Is this normal in modern fighter aircraft? I have never heard this in any F15, F16 or F18 videos. Does the Typhoon have a fuel/time limit when flying inverted? Thermaltake Core P90 Tempered Glass//Thermaltake iRGB Plus 1200W//GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER LGA 1151//i9-9900K//Thermaltake CL420 Copper Radiator//Thermaltake W4 Plus//Thermaltake 140mm Radiator Fan Triple Pack//Samsung 1TB 970 EVO NVMe M2//SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 500GB //CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 64GB 3200//GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 TI//Logitech G940//Virpil MT50 Throttle//MFG Crosswind rudder pedals//Geko GSeat//Gametrix Jetseat//Htc Vive//Pimax 5k+//Viril VFX//Razer Nari Ultimate
mvsgas Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) To be specific, most fighter I know of, have a limited inverted flight time, unless your puling positive g. So if you can manage to fly at 1 g inverted no limit. Less than 1 g, limits depend on engine, fuel system etc. Look for videos of Tornado, Typhoon, F-15 and many others. If maneuver with leas than 1 g for too long, fuel will start venting out. Edited August 16, 2014 by mvsgas To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
ericoh Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 How comes they didnt fix that by today? Or is it simply not neccessary at all?
Shahdoh Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 My guess is that its not needed except in a pure aerobatic aircraft. For fighters, your best performance will be in the positive G realm. So, no need for extended inverted capability. With everything else these aircraft are expected to do, no need designing in something not required.
xxJohnxx Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Hanging in your seatbelt sure isn't comfortable for long either. Check out my YouTube: xxJohnxx Intel i7 6800k watercooled | ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 | 32 GB RAM | Asus GTX1080 watercooled
mvsgas Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 How comes they didnt fix that by today? Or is it simply not neccessary at all? No need. AFAIK, negative G can be painful and hard to sustain. No need to pull negative g for to long. Hell, most aircraft can only do a few negative g ( -3 or -4) To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
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