flywaldair (Skynet dev.) Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 Do hornet pilots apply brakes when retracting the gear? At least for GA airplanes it is considered a standard procedure to prevent spinning wheels inside the wings or fuselage. Spinning wheels can imbalance a plane. Is there some kind auf auto brake mechanism in the Hornet? Skynet: an Integrated Air Defence System for DCS. Download here! The best flying school in Switzerland mfgz.ch :music_whistling::music_whistling::pilotfly: Follow my flying adventures on YouTube:)
G B Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 No, Hornet pilots do not ever tap the brakes for gear retraction.
=475FG= Dawger Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 There is most likely a snubber system that does this automatically
bbrz Posted October 7, 2019 Posted October 7, 2019 Is there some kind auf auto brake mechanism in the Hornet? Most likely yes. I didn't find anything specific in the F/A-18 manual, but on most modern aircraft like e.g. the F-16, brakes are automatically applied as soon as the retraction starts. i7-7700K 4.2GHz, 16GB, GTX 1070
Drotik Posted October 7, 2019 Posted October 7, 2019 Concerning the Tornado and the Eurofighter it's called automatic de-spin. As soon as retraction is initiated the brakes are applied momentarily and released again. At least for the Tornado that prevents gyroscopic forces which could lead to structural damage (deformation) where the shock strut is hinged. FOD in the wheel well could be another concern. I would guess that is similar on almost any heavy aircraft with retractable gear.
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