Flaps fail to operate on the P51 B

[Click]

Hello all,

 

Just had a quick go on the P51/B,  Could not the flaps to retract after take,...... I.E permanently down position.

 

 

That's all

Click

[Props]

This could be a couple of things. Mine are working just fine on the P-51B so there may be something on your joy button/key assignment wrong, or a inadvertent change due to the update? I remember on an update a few months back that I had a couple of button assignments that I had to correct - just one or 2 for some reason -, but all was A-OK after that. Try clearing and re-assigning the joy button / key assignment and see if that helps.

 

Also if you have your flaps deployed for some quick turns, or to slow down for a dive bombing attack at the start of the descent, they can jam from excessive speeds in a dive. I had that happen me to me early on when I first started flying the P-51D. The 10% flaps position is supposed to handle very high speeds, but the others not so much (the P-51D has a placard on the port side cockpit with safe flap deployment speeds listed, haven't even looked in the P-51B for this so I will look today when I fly).

 

Edit: After flying today in the "B" I noticed that the Flaps Speed placard is on the Right side of the cockpit instead of the left like the "D".

 

I hope you can get this fixed. S!

Edited December 31, 2021 by Props
added clarification

[Wilhelm_Heidkamp]

11 hours ago, Click said:

Hello all,

 

Just had a quick go on the P51/B,  Could not the flaps to retract after take,...... I.E permanently down position.

 

 

That's all

Click

 

If you started in parking, you have to wait with engine on until hidraukic pressure get ready. only start engine, retract flaps and wait. While noise is playing, hidraukic is getting ready.