The throttle quadrant system (TQS) has besides the throttle itself the friction control and the throttle guide
rail. The TQS is located at the left side of the cockpit on the
left console.
Together with the
SSC (=Side Stick Controller) the HOTAS system (Hands on
Throttle and Stick) is conformed. This system allows the pilot to handle his plane during critical fight
conditions, without taking the hands away from throttle and flight stick.
Control |
Function |
Dogfight/Missile Override Switch |
This switch is a three-position switch that overrides
any mode except emergency jettison. The DOGFIGHT (outboard) position
provides cues and solutions on the HUD for both 20mm gun firing and
air-to-air missile delivery. The missile override (unlabeled)
position provides only cues for air-to-air missile firing. When
DOGFIGHT or missile override is selected, request for master mode
changes via the ICP switches will be ignored. Any air-to-air radar
mode and any type of air-to-air missile can be programmed for these
switch posi-tions. If the switch is in the center position, the last
selected master mode is returned.
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Manual Range/ Uncage Switch |
Use of the MAN RNG/UNCAGE control is mode dependent and serves several purposes.
MAN RNG/UNCAGE is actually a combination of two seperate control types. The
UNCAGE switch is activated by depressing and releasing the MAN RNG knob.
When in air-to-air gun modes and radar ranging is not available, the MAN RNG
knob is used to select one of two manual ranges. Manual range is set to 1500
feet if the knob is rotated clockwise of center and 700 feet if the knob is
rotated counter-clockwise of center. The se-lected value is displayed digitally
on the HUD. The target is at the selected range when (1) the correct wingspan
has been entered via the DED and (2) the pilot closes until the wings of the
target just fill the inside of the manual ranging reticle if using LCOS, or just
fit inside the funnel when using EEGS.
The control is also used in air-to-ground, ground map modes to vary the radar
gain. Rotating the knob clockwise increases the radar gain. The gain effect of
the knob is to add or subtract from the base value set by the gain rocker switch
on the MFD. In GMT and DBS modes, moving the knob fully clockwise results in 100
percent gain regardless of the rocker switch setting. In GMT, this knob controls
gain of moving target radar returns.
The UNCAGE switch is used to cage/uncage missiles, remove the AGM-65 dome cover,
and provide AGM-65 weapon video.
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Antenna Elevation |
The ANT ELEV knob is used to manually set the radar antenna elevation angle.
Rotating the knob counter-clockwise (backward) from it's mechanically detented
center causes the an-tenna scan center to move upward in elevation to a maximum
of +60 degrees. Rotating the knob clockwise causes downward scan center movement
to a maximum of -60 degrees.
In the ground map type radar modes, the antenna is positioned in elevation by
the FCC using INS elevation data inputs. This value, however, is manually
adjustable around the computed value via the ANT ELEV knob as previously
described. The ANT ELEV knob may also be used to position the antenna elevation
in air-to-air search modes, including SAM. The knob has no effect while the
radar is in STT, FTT, GMTT, MTT (with a priority target), ACM or AGR modes.
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Cursor Enable and Control |
The CURSOR/ENABLE control is a three-axis (X-Y-Z) switch. The CURSOR (X-Y) axis
per-mits slewing of radar cursors. To slew the cursor, the switch is tilted in
the desired direction. For EO weapon video, the cursor is fixed in the center of
the MFD and the video scene moves.
The ENABLE (Z) axis is used for similar functions depending on the mode.
Depressing the CURSOR/ENABLE switch with an AIM-9L/M, AIM-120, or AGM-65
selected changes the BORE/SLAVE option. For AIM-9L/M and AIM-120, the BORE/SLAVE
option is changed only as long as the switch is held depressed. For the AGM-65,
a permanent change of BORE/SLAVE occurs when depressed. Pressing the cursor enable
button when an AGM-65 is selected cycles between PRE/VIS/BORE modes.
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Speed Brake |
In the forward position, the Speed Brake goes in zero position. In the afterward position,
the Speed Brake goes in full position.
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Communications Switch |
VHF |
Transmits over VHF while held |
UHF |
Transmits over UHF while held |
IFF OUT |
When held for less than 1 second, toggles between showing/hiding datalink symbology from
the HSD/radar. When held for greater than 1 second, commands an air-to-air datalink round.
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IFF IN |
Transmits the location of the air-to-ground radar cursors or the currently selected steerpoint
over datalink
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Black-Out Switch |
Turn non-NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System) cockpit lighting on and off when
in NVIS mode.
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