Pullback speed + Jet fighter handling

cartier84 · December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Long time FS Global user on mobile. I noticed something pre and post update with the A320, not tried with other airliners.

Its possible to pull back on the stick at 70 kts, or even less and get the aircraft to full rotate and drag its tail - this seems a little unrealistic. Is it a CG issue?

On a unrelated note. I notice the F15 / F18 are able to travel at Mach 1.5 + or even Mach 2 at sea level - seems odd that realistic drag is not incorporated at lower altitudes. Generally handling seems a little arcade like frankly for the small Jets. Any idea on this ? Airliners are great though.

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM Official Post

This is also possible in the real world and is actually done to test the minimum unstick speed during flight-testing... but I don't know the exact speed at which the real world aircraft would tip back because nobody pulls up at that low speeds in the real world.

cartier84 · December 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Understood - thanks.

Last q re handling. As hard as i try to butter a landing - there has (and even post update) always seemed to be excessive compression on the landing gear, to the extent it bottoms out, apparently this almost never happens unless a very heavy landing occurs. Appreciate any response

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