November 7, 201312 yr What would happen to the controls of a real 777 if, all electric, hydraulic, pneumatic circuits were off, the engines and APU were also off, and the RAT had not been deployed? Would it still respondo to control column and rudder input? Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
November 7, 201312 yr I'm not familiar with the systems layout, so their might be a mechanical linkage to the control surfaces. But without ANYTHING helping you out, you wouldn't be able overcome the aerodynamic forces exerted on the controls. Not at any significant speed. It may even be difficult to do sitting still due to the weight of everything. I honestly have no idea. But I feel like you'd suddenly be sitting inside a 150+ ton cargo container going 200+ knots. You'd end up in and/or around a very big hole. Just try sitting at the gate with everything off. See if the control surfaces move. Then slew up to 10k feet and see what happens. Dave Wegner - Don't be afraid of common sense or the search function.
November 7, 201312 yr Spoilers 4 and 11 are mechanically linked to the control column. The alternate pitch trim switch/lever is mechanically linked to the horizontal stab. This is sufficient to maintain control until power is restored. Jordan Forrest
November 7, 201312 yr Well, there you have it. ^^ Dave Wegner - Don't be afraid of common sense or the search function.
November 7, 201312 yr Author Whow! Thx!!!! Jordan and Dave, for the prompt replies :-) And guess what? Apparently the PMDG 777 does model this extreme scenario :blink: Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
November 7, 201312 yr Whow! Thx!!!! Jordan and Dave, for the prompt replies :-) And guess what? Apparently the PMDG 777 does model this extreme scenario :blink: But I thought you uninstalled fsx again? Lol Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
November 7, 201312 yr But I thought you uninstalled fsx again? Lol He did! (or so Jose said). But that was a couple days ago! :rolleyes: Ramón. Time, is the one thing no one can buy.
November 7, 201312 yr Author Ehehe, nooooo I really, difinitely, absolutely DID, but Alec, he didn't, and we've been trying to compare the FF WL 777 with the PMDG 777... ;-) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
November 8, 201312 yr I had movement on the elevator surface after I turned off all systems. Maybe it's some residual pressure on the line? Flying this bird only with the Horizontal Stabilizer must be pretty hard!! Alexis Mefano
November 8, 201312 yr Whow! Thx!!!! Jordan and Dave, for the prompt replies :-) And guess what? Apparently the PMDG 777 does model this extreme scenario :blink: Out of interest, how did you test this? I tried moving the control column while cold and dark on the ground but the spoilers didn't budge. In the air, the RAT deployed immediately providing hydraulic power! Jordan Forrest
November 8, 201312 yr Author Out of interest, how did you test this? Oh, I didn't - Alec did. I only tested in the X-Plane 10 version of the WL 777 ( no longer using FSX ) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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