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This category discusses all the controls, switches and displays found in either the front or the back cockpit. And believe us - there are lots of them.
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Written by Sabc
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The HUD is basically a piece of glass located on top of the pilot's dashboard, in the center of the pilot's forward view (see photos below). It is transparent to let the pilot look through it, but its inner surface is reflective and since the HUD is slightly tilted towards the pilot, important information can be projected to the HUD from under, and this projection reflects ...
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Last Updated on Saturday, 01 May 2010 |
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Written by Sabc
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For WSO's of the F-15E there is much more to HOTAS than just functions attached to the throttle and stick switches. The WSO has two more sticks placed on the right and left instrument panel, which house another multitude of functions not for driving the jet but for handling its sensor and weapon systems. These two sticks represent ...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
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Written by Raptor & Sabc
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Pilot instruments and controls are divided into three main sections: one is the main instrument panel located directly in front of the pilot, and the other two are the left and right consoles, located on the sides of the pilot's seat. A huge effort had been made to place the miriad of displays, switches and other controls as ergonomically, as possible ...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
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Written by Sabc
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Since the F-15E is a two-seat fighter, the back-seater ( WSO) has the basic flight controls (stick, throttle, rudder) repeated in his cockpit and they are fully functional as far as flight control functions are concerned. However the WSO control stick is smaller and - though utilizes some heavy HOTAS functionality - lacks a lot of of functions which the pilot ...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
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