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FuriousMeow
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I'm sure its too late to get this added to GB, maybe it'll be in Korea, and only tossing this out there as it would be neat but don't have any expectations.

So many planes use compressed air to deploy/retract flaps and landing gear, and to operate brakes but have limitless supplies to do so. Some aircraft even had to operate one or the other then wait for the bottles to refill. That would also be a neat addition but the easiest route I think is just is damage to the compressor so it can't refill the bottles leading to no pneumatic pressure after operating one of the pneumatic systems so the others won't work. Like used up all the air with flaps and now landing gear can't deploy. Or flaps didn't use up all the air but isn't enough to fully deploy the gear - although in reality I think they could still drop just may need aggressive maneuvering to complete the deploy or to have them lock.

Also could have damage to the bottles themselves resulting in no air at all so none of the systems work. 

Just something that would to the details and offer more complex damage.

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Lots of planes have a backup, like lowering the landing gear with a manual crank, so then the gear button should still work, but it would take a few months for the gear to lower, like is always the case with the I-16.

  • Haha 1

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