Inverted loop flameout

Graill · July 6, 2012

Ok 5k, feet i roll inverted and do an outside loop, at just past ap, both engines flamed out and spool down, i leveled out and was able to get one engine restarted 200 feet off the deck....just before i went into the trees. Grin.

So the hog fuel pumps starve at negative g's? Only reason i can see for them both shutting down.

EtherealN · July 6, 2012

Correct, you have an auxiliary fuel tank assembly to supply the engines during negative-G flight, good for roughly 10 seconds of operation.

Graill · July 6, 2012

Correct, you have an auxiliary fuel tank assembly to supply the engines during negative-G flight, good for roughly 10 seconds of operation.

Thanks much, got a post it on the canopy now, no long duration neg g fun.:doh:

Brisse · July 6, 2012

Thanks much, got a post it on the canopy now, no long duration neg g fun.:doh:

When you get DCS:World you can always use the SU-25T for that instead.

Edit: Okay, I just tried that. It did not end well. It's the same as the hog. Stupid me. :doh:

Edited July 6, 2012 by Brisse

July 7, 2012

This is one of my favorite things to do if I'm in single player just random free flight mode if I get bored. Fly inverted for a bit to cause this and try for midair restarts/recoveries. One of the quickest ways to simulate/intiate a pretty good "failure" do deal with.

I also do it devilish like when I have friends come over, I show them the sim, and they want to 'top gun' it inverted based on their awesome console gaming skills. I say "sure, go ahead, I bet you'll crash in 30 seconds due to the way the plane really works and you won't know how to recover it"

They then reply: "NAH, watch this!!!

I just start giggling and counting out-loud while sipping on my beer waiting for the fireball.

My understanding is that there are actual 'fuel cell bladders' for x amount of pounds of fuel for inverted flight, and not just a issue with the xfer pumps, on the real A10 and modeled here as well right? Is that correct? I swear I read that somewhere here on a post long ago....would love to read more on it/engineering of it.

Edited July 7, 2012 by Izoul123