High wheel friction during taxi

[Justin Case]

I flew the Mirage for the first time in a while today, so I can't really tell if this is something new or not.

 

Anyway. I taxied out with the standard CAP load out and noticed the high thrust required to get the plane moving, which might be correct. But once rolling aircraft tend to keep going by momentum and idle thrust, this is not the case with this Mirage. You need to keep a relatively high amount of thrust just to keep it rolling and I believe this is wrong.

 

I base this opinion on IRL experience from light and medium weight civil aircraft, other simulators and modules and the way a car decelerates slowly in neutral gear.

[myHelljumper]

In fact mirage should move on idle when medium to lightly loaded. This was simulated some time ago but not anymore.

[Zodiac]

+1

[Azrayen]

In fact mirage should move on idle when medium to lightly loaded.

Yes.

That would be nice go have (no more than that).

 

This was simulated some time ago but not anymore.

Yes. For a good reason: when this was simulated, the aircraft lacked proper braking power.

Its landing runs were far too long (leading to many undue runway overruns) and it couldn't hold still (as it should!) at N=100% dry (MIL trust) before relasing brakes and engaging the full AB for take off.

 

I'm glad Razbam chose what I see as the lesser of two evils.

[myHelljumper]

Yes.

That would be nice go have (no more than that).

 

 

Yes. For a good reason: when this was simulated, the aircraft lacked proper braking power.

Its landing runs were far too long (leading to many undue runway overruns) and it couldn't hold still (as it should!) at N=100% dry (MIL trust) before relasing brakes and engaging the full AB for take off.

 

I'm glad Razbam chose what I see as the lesser of two evils.

 

Thanks for this info. Maybe ED could look into it then ?

 

I agree with you, but it would be great to have both at some point :).

[Justin Case]

I prefer the old way, it wasn't difficult to land if you learned how to do it and standing still with 90% worked ok. Now I burn 40-50 kilograms of fuel every minute during taxi.

[myHelljumper]

I prefer the old way, it wasn't difficult to land if you learned how to do it and standing still with 90% worked ok. Now I burn 40-50 kilograms of fuel every minute during taxi.

 

No, right now the plane fit the charts.