Hippo Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The checklist item in the NATOPS 16. Air scoop - CHECK a. AV COOL or FCS COOL switch - EMERG FCS ram air scoop deploys (thumbs up from plane captain). b. Plane captain manually restows scoopIf I understand correctly, once opened it can't be closed again from the cockpit. My questions: Where is it on the aircraft? Can it be seen opening in the external model of our F-18? In one of "Tricker's" brilliant start-up youtube videos he states that the switch is spring loaded and should return to NORM, which makes sense (so change required from ED?). So, if it is modelled in-game is there a way to close it, so that the checklist item can be completed correctly? I know that there are ground crew that very kindly answer questions on here, it would be particularly interesting to hear from you on this. Don't feel that you have to hold back on any trivia, amusing anecdotes, etc. System spec: Intel i9 13900KF @ stock, Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X, Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4, Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18, Samsung 980 EVO 500 GB NVME M.2 SSD (system drive), Samsung 970 EVO 1 TB NVME M.2 SSD (games drive), Cooler Master ML360 Illusion CPU Cooler, Asus XG43UQ Monitor, Oculus Quest Pro, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
did Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 It is on the right side, just in front on the Avionic bay door. It's about 2 inchs big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 A lot of jets have RAM turbines. If all else fails, at least you have some hydraulic an power to actually fly the plane. It's fail-safe drop down, so once deployed it's there until the end, which, in most cases, will be at the end of a runway. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commodore 64 | MOS6510 | VIC-II | SID6581 | DD 1541 | KCS Power Cartridge | 64Kb | 32Kb external | Arcade Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpent64 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 A lot of jets have RAM turbines. If all else fails, at least you have some hydraulic an power to actually fly the plane. It's fail-safe drop down, so once deployed it's there until the end, which, in most cases, will be at the end of a runway. The Ram-Air inlet is not a auxiliary turbine inlet for providing emergency power. It is an auxiliary/emergency air source for the Environmental Control System (ECS), providing back-up cooling air for the avionics system and the cockpit. DCS Open Beta, I9-10900K(5.1 OC), Asus Z490 Maximus Hero XII, EVGA FTW3 2080TI, 32 GB, TM Wathog Throttle and Stick (Virpil base), Valve Index VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphamale Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The Ram-Air inlet is not a auxiliary turbine inlet for providing emergency power. It is an auxiliary/emergency air source for the Environmental Control System (ECS), providing back-up cooling air for the avionics system and the cockpit. What a letdown...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPVM Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 It is on the right side, just in front on the Avionic bay door. It's about 2 inchs big.Actually it's on the left hand side and I believe it hasn't been modeled in yet. Before start-up the scoop is out and after the bleed air is cycled and ecs kicks in, the scoop goes in. Lähetetty minun ONEPLUS A6003 laitteesta Tapatalkilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
did Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Actually it's on the left hand side and I believe it hasn't been modeled in yet. Before start-up the scoop is out and after the bleed air is cycled and ecs kicks in, the scoop goes in. Lähetetty minun ONEPLUS A6003 laitteesta Tapatalkilla Right is according to the pilot, not looking at the A/C. It is for the FCC emergency cooling. RAM air scoop in front of door 14R to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luft Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 In my work we say Coca Cola can, for the red color it has when it is unfold. This is the top part of the access door 10R. And once deployed you have to put it by hand [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
did Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 for us, cock can is the gun electrical switch. Last done before A/C go and first done on ground for safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gosling Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 In my work we say Coca Cola can, for the red color it has when it is unfold. This is the top part of the access door 10R. And once deployed you have to put it by hand Thanks I have been wondering about this. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Clark Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Yup, it works. You can see it deploy on the right side of the fuselage. In DCS once it's out there's no way to stow it again short of getting a new plane, so if you don't want it sticking out for the whole mission it's best to just skip that test. Oil In The Water Hornet Campaign. Bunny's: Form-Fillable Controller Layout PDFs | HOTAS Kneeboards | Checklist Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightsOn Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 If you have the ground crew rearm and refuel the jet it stows the scoop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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