18 Nov 2017, 00:25
Salute!
Go find the AoA/gee limiter function. I can take a photo, but here's what is is like.
At "x" speed you can pull 9 gees, so about 360 knots IAS or a little above. Your AoA will eventually reach 15 deg, but you can pull the 9 gees at 4 or 5 or 10 deg AoA.
As you slow down, the function goes from 15 deg AoA at 9 gees to 1 gee at 25 or 26 deg AoA. Books might say 27 deg, but what's a degree or so among friends. That means that once you hit the max AoA you are at 1 gee max command and most likely actual gee.
Now, if you wish to see a deep stall, then keep the nose high at 80 deg pitch and unload. Once below 100 knots or so you will lose pitch authority and you are at the mercy of your trajectory. If the FLCS is commanded full nose down you will like likely get into the deep stall. In my only close call, I relaxed the stick and was looking over my shoulder. Slow speed horn came on and I just let the jet do its thing. A nice tail slide with all the lights on and the thing flipped over and soon had good speed.
I would not allow a sim to make a big thing about buffet, as there was and is little to none buffet in the VIper regardless of loadout and such. If you wish to jitter the HUD display, then start at 15 deg AoA and wash it out by 25 deg. Not any gee input, only AoA. And all that is just for looks, as the real plane didn't anything like that.
Gums sends...
P.S. See if your sim can duplicate my deep stall entry procedure and get back to us.
Gums
Viper pilot '79
"God in your guts, good men at your back, wings that stay on - and Tally Ho!"