It would be much more realistic if the ejection seats were on a seperate hydraulic system (as in, no need for hydraulic pressure to be on).
There wouldn't be any situation where you would need to eject when the HYD PRES would be off. You wouldn't eject on orbit or during re-entry. You would only need to eject during relatively low airspeed/altitude situations- wherein at all times the HYD PRES should be on.
pandadude;36132A said:
A better glider. Without engines, the DG-IV isn't that good at gliding I don't think.
I also agree on the gliding thing. It isn't very realistic, and I often land with engines at full because of lack of speed. It's like the flight simulator in Google Earth, not enough lift!
Madness! The DGIV is a superb glider- dead stick landings are a doddle if you know how to do them. Empty, (with full NU trim and back stick pressure) the DG will stall at about 70m/s! Considering you should be gliding on final at about 170-180m/s, the DGIV has plenty of lift (and is really only designed) for making unpowered landings.
Chances are you're trying to come in shallow with a high AOA, like a powered commercial jet- whereas a glider's approach has to be much more aggressive. So as to not lose any airspeed on final approach, zero degree angles of attack are needed, usually with the nose pointing about 20 deg below the horizon.
But another thing is, when you accelerate at 1.8 Gs while changing orbit, the flimsy-looking radiator doesn't just rip off. I think it should.
Or, realistically, you shouldn't be making 1.8g orbit adjustments- and if for any reason you are, you should retract the radiator, antenna etc. In the DGIV, I use the RCS translation thrusters for orbit adjustments, not the main engines (which I treat like SSMEs and only use for orbit insertion).
