Why does landing gear slow your ship down?
- Thread starter Majahe
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The only logical explanation is that the flight control software is designed to lower the ship's inbuilt speed limiter when the gear is down.
I think it would be nice if this gear down limit was set to 100m/s maximum to help avoid speeding.
I think it would be nice if this gear down limit was set to 100m/s maximum to help avoid speeding.
Deadlock989
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If there is no drag in space then why is there any kind of speed limit at all, why can't you just keep accelerating
I believe at least on the new Courier some of the engines shut down visually when landing gear is deployed. Perhaps it can be thought of as a safety measure, reducing power when landing.
They're flaps! It's not real.
Same reason we have turbulence in space
I suppose it's the game's way of giving flying in space a little more life as technically speaking, flying around in space would be very static and get boring.
Agree with it being computer slowing you down - because as OP quite rightly says, there is no drag in space - well, unless you choose to dress that way, and what you do in the privacy of your own ship is entirely your own business
Disagree landing gear lower speed is a waste of time, I find the function really handy - especially with the new speed limits.
Oh, and another benefit - landing gear down means you cannot boost - extra safety measure (especially after a few beverages).
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I actually find it kinda useful for making small adjustments easier. If you're trying to land a small, fast ship with A thrusters then small adjustments are easier.
EDIT: Also if you pop your landing gear right after boosting, wait just long enough for the landing gear slowdown to kick in, and then throttle down, you can decelerate very quickly, which is also useful for certain things. It also makes some ship's engines make funny sounds too (try it in the Asp, thing sounds like a kettle on a roundabout that's going way too fast).
EDIT: Also if you pop your landing gear right after boosting, wait just long enough for the landing gear slowdown to kick in, and then throttle down, you can decelerate very quickly, which is also useful for certain things. It also makes some ship's engines make funny sounds too (try it in the Asp, thing sounds like a kettle on a roundabout that's going way too fast).
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Yup the whole ship slowing down after using boost is un-realistic BUT, who would really want it realistic? where a person can just keep boosting away at a ridiculous speed.
1. There is drag (of a sorts) in the sense of aerodynamic atmospheric flight - this is very small in deep space since the particle count per cubic metre is extremely low but is increased the closer one gets to a star. The solar wind of particles emitted from a star is sufficient to power posited mechanisms for asteroid manipulation for example.
2. Non-particulate drag is produced by the action of gravity.
None of that is relevant to landing gear, that's just a game mechanic simulating flight control computer.
The Newtonian physics in ED is flawed because if you use boost to get to an enhanced speed, with FA off, the speed should not decrease.
The physics of "witch space" and hyperspace is not known so E D can postulate whatever conditions they like.
(can you tell the servers are still down? LOL)
The thing I don't get is if you turn your thrusters off and turn FA on, then the ship can slow itself down + cancel its rotation, but the player can't rotate as if every thruster is truly off... Make up your mind flight computer!
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It's just to make landing easier. If you don't like it just don't deploy landing gear until in position.
I always thought it was just so you can manoeuvre more accurately onto landing pads.
