Originally posted by Oedipus
Yet even "Air Warrior", which was not known for much "realism," simulated the flaps being damaged and unusable if you did not retract them as your speed built.
Oed
Generally in AW if you started a steep dive with flaps down, the plane would pull hard negative Gs, triggering a super red-out usually followed by an auger. The flaps would never become damaged. You are thinking of FA or something.
Anyway, I like it the way it is in AH.