NovemberEcho
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So this is rather random, but I’m in a debate on a modeling forum. It is generally accepted in the modeling community to drop the flaps for accuracy on warbirds because they drop after engine shutdown and hydraulic pressure dissipates. I say this is horsepoop and the only reason you see them down in pics is because pilots lower them because it makes it easier to climb on/off the wing and that they’re designed not to drop just because of lack of hydraulics otherwise a lot of planes wouldn’t be making it home that otherwise could.
So basically, would a lack of hydraulic pressure caused by either engine shutdown or damage cause the flaps to drop?
bonus question, are the Mustangs flaps driven by a pushrod or jackscrew?
So basically, would a lack of hydraulic pressure caused by either engine shutdown or damage cause the flaps to drop?
bonus question, are the Mustangs flaps driven by a pushrod or jackscrew?