Rangi Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 It's not so much the landing gear gets raised, the plane gets lowered....... PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor.
NeilWillis Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 I think the work around for this is not to operate the landing gear retraction lever. I suspect that is how real world pilots get around this little difficulty too! 1
kontiuka Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 Well, in the P-51D, you can raise the landing gear while on the ground but that actually mimics real life behaviour. That is, there is no safety mechanism (in order to save weight, I believe). I somehow doubt it's like that for the Su-25T.
mvsgas Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) The F-16 has several safety features, but you can still do this. During the take off phase of the touch and go, the MP moved the landing gear handle to the up position prior to applying full throttle causing the landing gear to retract while the aircraft was still on the ground. (Direct link to pdf of Accident report summary) and http://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album30/aec and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVyi62OxYEs Aditionaly http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=131564 Edited October 29, 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..
kontiuka Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 The F-16 has several safety features, but you can still do this. (Direct link to pdf of Accident report summary) and http://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album30/aec and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVyi62OxYEs Aditionaly http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=131564ok. Guess not a bug. Funny how they can implement a safety feature to prevent weapons firing on the ground but not for the gear.
mvsgas Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Maybe if we get a higher detail module in the future (like A-10C, Mig-21 or the KA-50) 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..
lmp Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 ok. Guess not a bug. Funny how they can implement a safety feature to prevent weapons firing on the ground but not for the gear. Systems based on weight on wheels exist but aren't fool proof. If you raise the landing gear lever on the ground and fail to correct it before departure, the landing gear might retract during take off - once you're generating the lift to remove enough of the weight to turn of the safety, but not enough to climb. This is generally a much more dangerous situation than the aircraft "sitting on its belly" in the hangar or on the taxiway.
mvsgas Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Does anyone has any information on the real landing gear handle and panel? Its seems there two buttons there, above and below the handle. I assume they are down/up permissions switches, but I have no idea. Does the 25 have any safety devises to prevent inadvertently moving the handle up or down? 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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