Hot Wheels

[mtrainer 136]

For those that haven't tried it out yet, you can get fiery-orange wheel wells on the 747 by racing down the runway a few times and performing maximum stops.  I managed to eventually get to "10" on the wheels on the lower MFD, and then noticed the air pressure on some tires was headed for zero- yep the heat plugs blew letting the air out - very nice detail that I've never seen modeled in in a PC Flight Simulator.  Also, when all the main gear tires are blown, you can barely move the aircraft.  Nicely Done!   Next I'm going to run them up to a 10 again, take off, and retract them to see if it triggers a wheel well fire.

 

Yeah sometimes I roll that way.

 

Mark Trainer

 

 

[AirCanada235 103]

Load the 744 to maximum allowable - stick yourself in Mexico city on a nice hot day and do a V1 cut (aka - rejected takeoff)!!!

[77west 139]

 

 

very nice detail that I've never seen modeled in in a PC Flight Simulator

They first did this on the PMDG 777 a few years back. Pretty cool.

[Captain Kevin 586]

Another one you can try is to get the brake temperature up to 10, then take off again, leave the gear down, and watch them cool.

[77west 139]

 

 

leave the gear down, and watch them cool.

Or, retract them and get a wheel well fire indication! Fun times!

[Captain Kevin 586]

Or, retract them and get a wheel well fire indication! Fun times!

He had already said he was going to try that, that's why I hadn't suggested it.