Rissala Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Gliding in the Hornet is near impossible due to the flaps extending to 100% uncommanded when hydraulic power is lost. I'm not certain of why this happens, but I think it is not a design feature of a combat aircraft to drop like a rock when hydraulic/engine power is lost, especially if you can still steer the aircraft with secondary control laws just fine. I hope someone would investigate this and see if this is a bug or a really bad design problem. Hornet Flaps at 0 fuel.trk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foka Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Flaps are hold in UP position by hydraulic pressure. If you lose it, flaps will fall down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmitriKozlowsky Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hornet does not glide. Without power, and this has been proven in real world testing, FA/-18C/D has sink rate about same as a brick in freefall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard_03 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Yep with no engines and therefore no hydro pressure it's time to step outside of the jet. DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_auau Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 think a rock has a better chance at gliding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnux Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So gravity will pull the flaps down while airflow will push them up. That's physics. So would they really extend fully when already in flight ? Would make sense if they would extend on their own at low speeds. But e.g. at 400 knots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fri13 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hornet is a deathtrap, lose the fuel, hydraulics or electricity and you are in a expensive metal piece with low-end computer. There is nothing you can do. i7-8700k, 32GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 2x 2080S SLI 8GB, Oculus Rift S. i7-8700k, 16GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 1080Ti 11GB, 27" 4K, 65" HDR 4K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1mb0b Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 it's not a glider, that is why it's got 2 powerful engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 9:02 PM, Foka said: Flaps are hold in UP position by hydraulic pressure. If you lose it, flaps will fall down. Complete nonsense. The F/A-18s TEFs do not go down full on a dual engine/hyd loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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