fitness88 Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 When trying to lose altitude quickly one of the things I do is cut back to idle but I keep reading here to keep at least 85% RPM on the operating engine to avoid Mech reversion. I don't think I've noticed anything unusual, how would I identify Mech reversion if it occurred?
bbrz Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 MECH ON would be displayed on the DDI, but I have no idea if mech reversion is simulated. i7-7700K 4.2GHz, 16GB, GTX 1070
maxTRX Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 MECH ON would be displayed on the DDI, but I have no idea if mech reversion is simulated. … then you'd feel increasing back pressure on the stick, possible pitch up or pitch down... Just kidding:smartass: I just got hooked on inflight emergencies and procedures and the first step is... massive amount of reading:cry: just started on Hyd systems and that is enough to put my brain in Mech reversion. Yes... I can definitely see the ED testers going through every scenario and giving feedback to the dev(s) on how to tweak symptoms of every possible failure or at least the most probable ones. That's after the main FM is finished... eh, you never know, maybe one day. For now I'll just imagine stuff as I go:D. The combat gaming part looks promising though.
fitness88 Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 With mech reversion...what's expected to revert, the engines?
maxTRX Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 With mech reversion...what's expected to revert, the engines? Direct link to control surfaces (or some of them). Depending on the type of failure first the the controls go to DEL (electrical) and if that fails it goes to Mech. I'm just reading about this stuff. Someone more familiar with this subject can give you a more detailed answer.
fitness88 Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Direct link to control surfaces (or some of them). Depending on the type of failure first the the controls go to DEL (electrical) and if that fails it goes to Mech. I'm just reading about this stuff. Someone more familiar with this subject can give you a more detailed answer. Thanks I got the idea.
Shrek Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 that's 0.03 not 0.3 :D 0.03 would equate to 30lbs of fuel. Anyways... On a related note, does DCS Hornet have a "margin of error" simulated? As an example, the F-16 block 40 onwards has a minimum required fuel of 1200lbs and prior to block 40 it is 800lbs. The fuel gauges are also not 100 percent accurate - when it reads 5000lbs on the needles, it can be anywhere between 4500-5500lbs actual. Given this swing, getting close to 300lbs could quite easily result in a flame-out. Is similar simulated in F18?
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