Yes they would droop if there was no hydraulic fluid available. And there would be a big puddle of Hydraulic fluid somewhere on the ground nearb

 

I've seen that before!

Yes they would droop if there was no hydraulic fluid available. And there would be a big puddle of Hydraulic fluid somewhere on the ground nearby.

No. The whole point of the PCU blocking mode is to prevent the control surface moving in the event of a loss of pressure (including a leak) by trapping a small quantity of fluid within the PCU. The only exception would be if the leak occurred within the PCU itself. Oh and you would need a leak from both PCUs to get a droop; not likely.

Why would there be "No" fluid? Did you fail the hydraulics and get them to leak?

Yes they would droop if there was no hydraulic fluid available. And there would be a big puddle of Hydraulic fluid somewhere on the ground nearby.

Hey Trent, yes I was asking what would happen in the event of total hydraulic loss on the ground, completely unlikely scenario but I was curious as to how the simulation would behave (I still won't own the T7 for a few weeks) As explained above, even in the event of a loss of fluid from the main reservoirs the elevators will stay in place.

 

@Brian, great explanation so hydraulic fluid is trapped in the system allowing it to stay in place.

 

Cheers

Definitely a tonne of droop combinations, well done PMDG, well done.