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DCS: Mirage F1 Flight Manual 

Version 1.0 

 

13 

 

3.

 

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 

3.1 COCKPIT CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 

 

 

Figure 3-1 Main Instrument Panel

 

 

1 CANOPY HINGED HANDLE 
2 CLOCK 
3 STANDBY MAGNETIC COMPASS 
4 CHAF AND FLARE DISPENSER PANEL 
5 INCIDENCE INDICATOR 
6 SIGHT HEAD 

7 JAMMER DETECTION LIGHT AND (C + M OR SW) R 
LIGHT 
8 MANUAL GRAVITY DROP SELECTOR INDICATOR 
9 ACCELEROMETER 
10 MASTER FAILURE WARNING LIGHT 
11 AUTOPILOT CONTROL AND INDICATOR UNIT 

Summary of Contents for AERGES MIRAGE F1

Page 1: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 1 MIRAGE F1 for DCS World Flight Manual ...

Page 2: ...13 3 2 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19 Description 19 Operation 19 Controls 20 Failure lights 20 Failures 21 CIRCUIT BRAKER PANEL 23 3 3 FUEL SYSTEM 25 Description 25 Controls 26 Indicators 26 Failure lights 27 3 4 JET ENGINE 29 Introduction 29 Description 29 Controls 30 Indicators 31 Failure lights 31 3 5 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 33 Description 33 Controls 34 Indicators 35 Failure lights 35 3 6 CONTROL SYSTEM 39 De...

Page 3: ...9 Ejection seat 50 Lighting 51 3 11 OXYGEN SYSTEM 54 Description 54 Controls and indicators 54 3 12 AIR CONDITIONING AND PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM 56 Description 56 Controls and indicators 56 3 13 RADIO SYSTEM 58 Description 58 Controls 58 Indicators 59 3 14 NAVIGATION SYSTEM 61 Description 61 Controls 62 Indicators 63 3 15 ARMAMENT SYSTEM 66 Description 66 Controls 68 Indicators 69 3 16 COUNTERMEASUR...

Page 4: ...DURING TAXIING 104 BEFORE LINE UP 105 TAKEOFF 105 CLIMB 105 CEILING 106 CRUISE 106 COMBAT 106 DESCENT 106 PATTERNS 108 LANDING 108 GO AROUND 108 USE OF THE AUTOPILOT 111 RETURNING TO PARKING AREA 111 AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY 111 ON PARKING AREA 112 5 LIMITATIONS 115 5 1 CLEAN AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS 115 5 2 ALTERNATORS VENTILATION 116 5 3 ENGINE LIMITATIONS 117 5 4 ELEMENTS EXTENDED LIMITATIONS 117 ...

Page 5: ...AMEOUT PATTERN 120 7 COMBAT EMPLOYMENT 123 7 1 AIR TO AIR GUNS 125 7 2 MATRA R550 OR SIDEWINDER 125 7 3 MATRA R530 125 7 4 AIR TO GROUND GUNS 125 7 5 ROCKETS 125 7 6 BOMBS 125 7 7 Depression Angle Tables 126 8 FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS 130 9 CREDITS 132 ...

Page 6: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 6 ...

Page 7: ...irage F1 wing and empennage configuration enabled it to improve upon some of the problems of that the Mirage III and V suffered due to their delta wing configuration The high lift devices of the F1 allowed for shorter landing distances and better manoeuvrability and handling at low speeds The F1 was also able to carry 40 more fuel internally and had a more powerful engine The initial prototype fir...

Page 8: ...Jordan Ecuador Of special note are the later Iraqi versions which were equipped with a wide variety of guided air to ground weapons Mirage F1 D Two seat version of the F1 E Only 2 were built both for Qatar Mirage F1 A Simplified ground attack variant for the South African Air Force and the Libyan Air Force It substituted the Cyrano IV radar with a laser rangefinder Mirage F1 CR Dedicated reconnais...

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Page 10: ... m 50 03 ft span 8 44 m 27 69 ft height clean aircraft fully fueled 4 49 m 14 73 ft Undercarriage wheelbase clean aircraft fully fueled 4 87 m 15 98 ft track 2 48 m 8 14 ft Propulsion SNECMA ATAR 9 K50 jet engine Test bed thrust o Full power dry 4770 daN 10 725 lbs o Max afterburner 6830 daN 15 355 lbs Fuel density 0 79 kg l 2 2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Clean aircraft permissible load factor In s...

Page 11: ...t Manual Version 1 0 11 Mach number limit 2 1 Ceiling high altitude equipment is not part of aircraft specifications 55 000 ft Service ceiling 50 000 ft Figure 2 1 Mirage F1CE Lateral View Figure 2 2 Mirage F1CE Top View ...

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Page 13: ...nstrument Panel 1 CANOPY HINGED HANDLE 2 CLOCK 3 STANDBY MAGNETIC COMPASS 4 CHAF AND FLARE DISPENSER PANEL 5 INCIDENCE INDICATOR 6 SIGHT HEAD 7 JAMMER DETECTION LIGHT AND C M OR SW R LIGHT 8 MANUAL GRAVITY DROP SELECTOR INDICATOR 9 ACCELEROMETER 10 MASTER FAILURE WARNING LIGHT 11 AUTOPILOT CONTROL AND INDICATOR UNIT ...

Page 14: ...NDICATOR 28 RADAR DETECTOR INDICATOR 29 EMERGENCY JETTISON 22 STANDBY ALTIMETER 30 JETTISONING SELECTOR SWITCH 31 SELECTIVE JETTISON 32 DUAL FUEL GAUGE 33 FUEL REMAINING INDICATOR 34 CROSSFEED SWITCH AND EMERGENCY TRANSFER SWITCH 35 FUEL TRANSFER INDICATOR Figure 3 2 Forward Lower Panel 1 ANTI SKID SPAD SWITCH 2 SHOCK CONE MANUAL CONTROL SWITCH 3 SHOCK CONE PUSHBUTTON 4 FUEL TRANSFER SEQUENCE SELE...

Page 15: ...ITCH 20 FLIGHT CONTROL TEST RESTART BUTTON 21 FLIGHT CONTROL TEST SWITCH 22 UHF RADIO CONTROL UNIT 23 JPT EMERGENCY REGULATION SWITCH 24 A B MAIN COCK SWITCH 25 RADAR CONTROL STICK SCALE SELECTION 26 RADAR CONTROL STICK ELEVATION ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE BUTTON 27 RADAR CONTROL STICK 28 RADAR CONTROL STICK SCAN SELECTION 29 ANTENNA GYRO SWITCH 30 THROTTLE LEVER 31 THROTTLE CUT IDLE SWITCH 32 IN FLIGHT ...

Page 16: ...ure 3 6 Cockpit Left Side View 1 FACE BLIND FIRING HANDLE 2 REAR VIEW MIRROR 3 CANOPY OPEN CLOSE HANDLE 4 CANOPY SHEAR KNIFE 1 THROTTLE CUT IDLE SWITCH 2 IN FLIGHT RELIGHT BUTTON 1 ANIT G VALVE COCK 2 ANIT G TEST BUTTON 3 ANIT G CONNECTION COVER 4 N 100 EMEG MODE SELECTOR SWITCH 5 OXYGEN OVERPRESSURE BUTTON ...

Page 17: ...ROL SWITCH 17 HEADING AND VERTICAL EMERGENCY GYROMAGNETIC COMPASS SWITCH 18 HEADING AND VERTICAL EMERGENCY HEADING CONTROL UNIT ERECTION BUTTON 19 TACAN X Y MODE AND FREQUENCY SELECTORS 20 VOR ILS OFF TACAN AND OMNIBEARING SELECTORS 21 VOR ILS CONTROL UNIT 22 HEADING SELECTION KNOB 23 PILOT OXYGEN TEST BUTTON 24 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMERGENCY CONTROL SWITCH 25 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MASTER VAL...

Page 18: ... MANUAL FIRING SELECTOR SWITCH 15 SINGLE SALVO SELECTOR 16 INSTANTANEOUS DELAY SAFE SELECTOR SWITCH 17 RADAR SELECTOR 18 LEFT MATRA R550 OR SIDEWINDER MISSILE PUSHBUTTON 19 LEFT OR FUSELAGE MATRA R530 MISSILE PUSHBUTTON 20 AIR TO AIR GUNS PUSHBUTTON 21 WING BOMBS PUSHBUTTON 22 RADAR EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION BUTTON 23 RIGHT MATRA R550 OR SIDEWINDER MISSILE PUSHBUTTON 24 RIGHT MATRA R530 MISSILE PUSHB...

Page 19: ...lure There are three missile busses shedding occurs if an alternator fails and RPM are 5600 See limitations chapter regarding alternators ventilation Operation When there is undervoltage detection in AC system 1 the emergency AC system is switched to the inverter The EMG light is on When the standby receptacle is connected the battery and the distribution systems are isolated During start the cran...

Page 20: ...ugh the static inverter It has two steady positions INV and AUTO and a RESET spring loaded position Failure lights Red BATT light the battery is disconnected from the main system Amber ALT 1 light the alternator 1 is not supplying its system Amber ALT 2 light the alternator 1 is not supplying its system Amber TR1 light the transformer rectifier 1 is not supplying the DC systems Amber TR2 light the...

Page 21: ...ATT light on Warning horn sounds The battery is disconnected from the main system but it can supply its own bus If the battery is exhausted the inflight relight system is inoperative ALT 1 light on The EMG light may come on The alternator 1 is not supplying its system The alternator 2 takes over and supplies AC systems 1 and 2 The emergency system is supplied by the inverter ALT 2 light on The alt...

Page 22: ...either transformer rectifier supplies the DC systems Only the battery supplies DC power MODUL light on Warning horn sounds Excessive alternator driving torque COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE All lights are out The battery is exhausted 18V or there is a complete failure of the alternators and the reverse current relay These are the systems that remain operative clock RPM indicator standby compass stand...

Page 23: ... system power supply P HYP Dual hydraulic pressure gauge power supply TRIM PROF Manual trim control power supply GACH TIR Gun firing trigger power supply T CAB Valve position repeater control valve and ground mode power supply ROB BP LP cock power supply SIGN Failure warning panel and master failure warning light power supply EP Electro pump relay power supply Cle TRAIN Configuration indicator U C...

Page 24: ...RGENCY AC SYSTEM Fuel gauges Emergency directional gyro Standby horizon Flying aid channel 1 Navigation indicator Comput volt transf 2 TV815 amplifier T4 indication Flying aid channel 2 Lighting Instrument panel upper part Standby magnetic compass Accelerometer Incidence indicator Gyro centre TACAN Autopilot Sight TR detection MMU Air data computer R H pitot probe heating Comput volt transf 1 Fati...

Page 25: ...if external fuel tanks are being carried or not The mode is selected through a fuel transfer sequence selector switch The level of the feeder tanks descends as the other tanks are emptied in such a way that when a certain level is reached in the feeder tanks the transference from the next tank to be used to the feeders starts The configurations are When the switch is on CLEAN 1 External tanks and ...

Page 26: ...el imbalance in the aircraft Emergency fuel transfer switch enables an emergency transfer by gravity of fuel from the aft lateral tanks to the feeder tanks LP main cock switch enables the LP fuel supply to the engine and afterburner to be shut off A B main cock switch enables the fuel supply to the afterburner only to be shut off Left fuel pump switch allows the left pump to be energized Right fue...

Page 27: ...mp The pump is not powered or energized has failed or is starved of fuel as a result of inverted flight Amber FUEL NIV indicates the fuel level in either of the feeder tanks is below 250 l Figure 3 13 Fuel Controls and Indications in Main Panel 1 FEEDER TANK FUSELAGE SELECTOR SWITCH 2 DUAL FUEL GAUGE 3 FUEL REMAINING INDICATOR 4 FUEL QUANTITY RESET THUMBWHEEL 5 FUEL TRANSFER INDICATOR 6 FUEL TRANS...

Page 28: ...trols in Left Console 1 LP MAIN COCK SWITCH 2 L H LP PUMP SWITCH 3 STARTING PUMP SWITCH 4 R H LP PUMP SWITCH Figure 3 16 Fuel System Failure Warning Lights 1 L H LP BP G AMBER LIGHT 2 R H LP BP D AMBER LIGHT 3 FUEL NIV AMBER LIGHT 4 LP BP RED LIGHT 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 29: ... 4 the maximum RPM is increased to 8900 and the engine enters a mode called overspeed Changes to throttle input in overspeed will result in an engine stall or flameout so speed has to be reduced by airbrakes manoeuvring or ascending in that situation Lubrication is provided by an oil deposit of 9 litres an emergency oil deposit of 3 5 litres is also available Consumption of oil limits the autonomy...

Page 30: ...ERGENCY REGULATION LIGHT 6 STARTING PUMP SWITCH 7 START BUTTON UNDER COVER 8 THROTTLE CUT IDLE SWITCH 9 IN FLIGHT RELIGHT CONTROL Figure 3 18 JPT Emergency Regulation Switch in Left Console Figure 3 19 Firing Fuel Dipper Switch in Right Console 1 JPT EMERGENCY REGULATION SWITCH 2 FIRING FUEL DIPPER SWITCH 1 SHOCK CONE MANUAL CONTROL SWITCH 2 SHOCK CONE PUSHBUTTON Figure 3 20 Shock cone Controls in...

Page 31: ...or lubrication systems Immediate action is required to avoid damage to the engine return to level flight and if it persists engage emergency regulation mode and return to base VAN D Discharge valves position not matching orders Engine fire light It is an emergency signals the engine is on fire Immediately cut throttle and close the engine fuel cock If the light disappears restart the engine if not...

Page 32: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 32 Figure 3 23 Failure Warning Panel 1 OIL HUILE RED LIGHT 2 B O V VAN D RED LIGHT 1 2 ...

Page 33: ...posit As mentioned previously in case of the pressure of circuit one falling beyond a certain threshold part of the circuit is isolated and an electro pump is activated A diagram of the system shows which elements are fed by each circuit The hydraulic circuit feeds the control surfaces the variable sensitivity crank bell ARTHUR the wheel brakes the actuation of the landing gear the high lift devic...

Page 34: ... Electro pump switch energizes the electro pump the electro pump activates when the pressure of circuit 1 is too low Electro pump EP circuit breaker protects the electro pump from damage from overvoltage Hydraulic pressure selector switch Allows to visualize either hydraulic pressure in circuits 1 and 2 or servitudes and brake hydraulic pressure on the hydraulic pressure gauge Slats flaps lever co...

Page 35: ...r Displays the state of the high lift devices gear and gear doors Airbrake light indicates if the airbrake is deployed Nosewheel steering light Indicates if nosewheel steering is completely disabled Brake light Indicates if parking emergency brake is indicated or if brake testing is underway To taste the brakes while flying and with the landing gear retracted press and release the brakes and check...

Page 36: ...U C CONTROL LEVER 2 U C SAFETY LEVER 3 ANTI RETRACTION OVERRIDE BUTTON 4 EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE 5 STICK UNCOUPLE SWITCH GUARDED Figure 3 25 Electro Pump Switch in Right Console Figure 3 26 Emergency U C Handle in Right Front Panel 1 ELECTRO PUMP SWITCH 2 EMERGENCY U C HANDLE 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 37: ...onsole 1 SLAT FLAP LEVER 2 HIGH LIFT DEVICE SELECTOR SWITCH Figure 3 29 Hydraulic System Controls in Main Panel 1 ANTI SKID SPAD SWITCH GUARDED 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SELECTOR SWITCH 3 NWS HIGH SENSITIVITY BUTTON 4 NWS SWITCH GUARDED Figure 3 30 Throttle Lever 1 COMBAT FLAP LEVER 2 COMBAT FLAP BUTTON 3 AIRBRAKE CONTROL SWITCH 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 38: ... Panel 1 CONFIGURATION INDICATOR TEST BUTTON 2 BIP BUTTON Figure 3 33 Airbrake Light in Main Panel Figure 3 34 NWS Light in Main Panel Figure 3 35 Combat Flaps Light in Main Panel Figure 3 36 Failure Warning Panel 1 E P RED LIGHT 2 HYD S EMG HYD RED LIGHT 3 HYD 1 AMBER LIGHT 4 HYD 2 AMBER LIGHT 5 HYPER AMBER LIGHT 1 2 1 2 4 3 5 ...

Page 39: ... reset through a pushbutton In the pitch chain an element called ARTHUR plays an important role The ARTHUR function is to limit the pitch sensitivity of the aircraft in certain situations It has 3 modes high sensitivity low sensitivity and auto In normal operation in auto mode it adjusts the control stick sensitivity as a function of altitude and airspeed Another element called DASH POT increases ...

Page 40: ...r RUD DIR Failure or disconnection of the first yaw electric circuit If no other yaw warning light is on the second yaw electric circuit is operational and the aircraft behaves normally Resetting of the circuit should be attempted with the Servo Reset pushbutton Amber YAW LACET ROLL ROUL RUD DIR Failure or disconnection of both yaw electric circuits The aircraft is in full manual hydraulic mode fo...

Page 41: ...HUR SELECTOR SWITCH GUARDED 3 SERVO RESET BUTTON 4 STICK UNCOUPLE SWITCH GUARDED 5 PITCH MODE SWITCH 6 ROLL TRIM INDICATOR 7 PITCH TRIM INDICATOR 8 RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR Figure 3 41 Failure Warning Panel 1 YAW LACET AMBER LIGHT 2 TRIM AMBER LIGHT 3 PITCH TANG AMBER LIGHT 4 ROLL ROUL AMBER LIGHT 5 ELEV EMP AMBER LIGHT 6 YAW DIR AMBER LIGHT 4 2 1 3 5 6 8 7 2 1 5 3 4 6 ...

Page 42: ...topilot keeps connected though it reverts to basic functions Pressing the autopilot disengage lever or the PA pushbutton disengages the autopilot Pressing the autopilot disconnect trigger the autopilot reverts to basic functions The heading for the Heading Hold Mode is selected using the Heading Selection Knob in the right console and is displayed in the Navigation Indicator by the Selected Headin...

Page 43: ... 3 44 Control Stick 1 AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT TRIGGER 2 AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE LEVER 3 BEEP BIP TRIM CONTROL Figure 3 45 Navigation Indicator IDN Figure 3 46 Heading Selection Unit In Right Console 1 SELECTED HEADING INDEX 2 HEADING SELECTION KNOB 1 2 1 2 3 ...

Page 44: ... 3 48 AP PA Red Light in Failure Warning Panel 3 8 MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS Brake chute The brake chute is mechanically controlled moving the control lever aft opens the chute and returning it forward drops the chute It can be deployed up to 210 kt Figure 3 49 Brake Chute Control Lever In Left Wall ...

Page 45: ...an aircraft Not functional in this simulation Figure 3 50 IFF 1 AUDIO LIGHT SWITCH 2 TRIM AMBER LIGHT 3 IFF MONITORING LIGHT 4 MODE 4 SELECTOR SWITCH 5 POSITION IDENTIFICATION SELECTOR 6 MODE CODING SELECTOR 7 IFF TEST BUTTON 8 FUNCTION SELECTOR SWITCH 9 IFF FAULT LIGHT 10 MODE SWITCHES 6 7 8 9 5 4 3 2 1 10 ...

Page 46: ...computes and transmits to several aircraft systems the following data Mach number Calibrated airspeed Pressure altitude Vertical speed The slaved altimeter repeats the altitude computed by the air data computer and sends pressure altitude to the IFF The system includes also an incidence indicator also called angle of attack AOA indicator Controls and indicators Figure 3 51 Mach Airspeed Indicator ...

Page 47: ... Figure 3 53 Standby Altimeter Figure 3 54 Vertical Speed Indicator 1 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SETTING KNOB Lighted ranges Red 15 5 22 Yellow 12 5 15 5 Green 9 5 12 5 Unlighted blue range 6 9 5 Figure 3 55 Incidence Indicator 1 LIGHTING RHEOSTAT 1 1 ...

Page 48: ...3 57 Standby Compass 1 CHRONOMETER STARTING CONTROL AND CLOCK WINDING SETTING KNOB 2 CLOCK WINDING SETTING LEVER Figure 3 58 Accelerometer G meter Figure 3 59 Failure Warning Panel 1 RESET BUTTON AND RHEOSTAT 2 PITOT AMBER LIGHT 3 AIR DATA COMPUTER AMBER LIGHT 1 2 3 2 1 ...

Page 49: ...rward canopy locked Lock control aft canopy unlocked If the pilots needs to escape the cockpit in case of an emergency a pyrotechnical system cracks the Plexiglas of the canopy which then offers a low resistance The embrittlement control is used to manually activate the system It can be also be activated automatically when using the ejection seat Figure 3 60 Canopy Lock Control in Right Wall Figur...

Page 50: ...firing handle The safety pin prevents an accidental ejection when the airplane is on the ground The P CAB red light illuminates when the canopy is open or cabin altitude exceeds 30 000 ft Figure 3 62 Face Blind Firing Handle Figure 3 63 Alternative Firing Handle Figure 3 64 Cabin Pressure Red Light In Failure Warning Panel 1 ALTERNATIVE FIRING HANDLE 2 EJECTION HANDLE SAFETY PIN 1 2 ...

Page 51: ... PEDESTAL LIGHTING RHEOSTAT FLOODLIGHTS 7 DUAL CONSOLE AND PEDESTAL LIGHTING RHEOSTAT INTEGRAL 8 MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT LIGHTING SWITCH 9 MAP LIGHT RHEOSTAT 10 MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT INTEGRAL LIGHTING RHEOSTAT ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR LIGHTING RHEOSTAT See figure 3 55 Miscellaneous instrument lighting rheostat Standby compass Clock accelerometer angle of attack indicator tape Miscellaneous in...

Page 52: ...al luminosity to maintain a constant contrast MAN the brightness of the reticles is regulated with a fixed value by the pilot through brightness rheostats at the bottom of the sight head these are identified by the drawing of the grids in question see sight chapter in this manual Sight lighting selector switch Aft A all reticles are off vertical N normal operation an N appears at the base of the l...

Page 53: ...light control energization to on and holding depressed the search light button located in the control stick Figure 3 69 Landing Light Control in Left Console Figure 3 70 Formation and Navigation Lights Controls in Right Front Panel 1 NAVIGATION LIGHT CONTROL 2 FORMATION LIGHT CONTROL Figure 3 71 Search Light Control in Right Console Figure 3 72 Search Light Button on Control Stick 1 2 ...

Page 54: ...ejection Operation with oxygen tank Normal o Selector set to N Letter N shown in the magnetic indicator A mixture of oxygen and air which varies with altitude is supplied on demand and pure oxygen above 33 000 ft o Selector set to 100 White square shown in the magnetic indicator Pure oxygen is supplied on demand at any altitude Emergency o Selector set to EMG S Red square shown in the magnetic ind...

Page 55: ...BUTTON Figure 3 75 Failure Warning Panel 1 Ox REG RED LIGHT 2 5mn Ox AMBER LIGHT The Ox REG red light comes on together with the warning horn when a regulator failure occurs with the selector switch set to N or 100 The 5mn Ox amber light comes on when the pressure in the emergency system is less than 150 bar in this case only a maximum of 6 minutes of oxygen is left 2 1 3 4 5 1 2 ...

Page 56: ... The system includes a cabin demist switch and an cabin seal inflation lever To pressurize the cabin the master switch must be set to ON the canopy seal lever to the forward position inflated and the ram air switch to OFF The cabin pressurization program is as follows from 0 to 6500 ft cabin pressure equal to outside pressure from 6500 ft to 18 000 ft constant cabin pressure of 6500 ft above 18 00...

Page 57: ...TURE CONTROL RHEOSTAT 8 SOLENOID VALVE POSITION INDICATOR 9 EMERGENCY COLD SWITCH Figure 3 78 Air Conditioning and Pressurization Panel in Right Console Figure 3 79 Failure Warning Panel T EQ amber light temperature of the air flow into the equipment bay 5 C or 50 C T CAB red light duct sensor temperature 60 C and cabin temperature 32 C P CAB red light see ejection seat in this manual 9 8 7 6 5 4 ...

Page 58: ...reception and adjust volume on each radio equipment Controls TRAP 136 function selector AR PAL PAL G F1 H Allows to choose the operation mode of the radio AR is off PAL allows to use only the main frequency PAL G allows to use the main frequency and listen to the guard receiver and F1 and H are unused TRAP 136 frequency source selector M P G Allows to select the source of the frequency manual inpu...

Page 59: ...ocked Indicators Test light indicates if the transmitter test has started or if the landing gear down signal is being sent to the tower by the BIP button Figure 3 80 PTT Button on Control Stick Figure 3 81 Alternative PTT Button in Left Console 1 U V PUSHBUTTON 2 U PUSHBUTTON 3 RAP CME PUSHBUTTON 4 MKR TP PUSHBUTTON 5 AMPLI 2 1 SELECTOR SWITCH 6 VOR POTENTIOMETER 7 TAC POTENTIOMETER 8 MISS POTENTI...

Page 60: ...R 4 25W 5W SWITCH 5 FUNCTION SELECTOR 6 FREQUENCY SELECTION THUMBWHEELS 7 SIL SQUELCH SWITCH 8 TEST SELECTOR SWITCH 9 TEST LIGHT Figure 3 84 UHF Radio TRAP 137B Red Radio 1 PRESET CHANNEL SELECTOR 2 PRESET CHANNEL NUMBER 3 TEST LIGHT 4 FUNCTION SELECTOR 5 CDE BUTTON NOT USED 6 5W 25W SELECTOR SWITCH 7 SQUELCH SWITCH 8 TEST SELECTOR SWITCH 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 1 2 8 7 6 5 4 3 ...

Page 61: ...arth through another magnetometer The spherical indicator provides attitude and heading indication Radionavigation As mentioned above the aircraft is equipped with both a TACAN and a VOR ILS system The heading distance and flight slope information generated by these systems is used by the autopilot the navigation indicator and the spherical indicator navigation pointers The route commutation unit ...

Page 62: ...pic unit gyromagnetic purely magnetic or emergency It can also turn off the system If the system is turned off for more than 15s turning it back on will start the erection process When not on the ground this process has to be performed in levelled flight It takes roughly 35s to obtain an approximate alignment and 1 minute to be performed fully Emergency gyroscope ON OFF switch Emergency gyroscope ...

Page 63: ...splays the error of the emergency gyroscope TACAN selected channel VOR ILS selected frequency Navigation indicator IDN see table in description Additional vector length display shows the selected length of the additional vector in NM Additional vector angle display shows the heading of the additional vector 1 POLE SETTING AND MARKER BEACON LIGHT TEST 2 ILS GS POINTER 3 ROLL SCALE 4 FAILURE WARNING...

Page 64: ...NAL VECTOR DISTANCE WINDOW 5 ADDITIONAL TARGET SELECTOR SWITCH 6 BEARING DISTANCE SELECTOR KNOB 7 HEADING SELECTED FOR AUTOPILOT 8 MODE SELECTOR SWITCH 9 TACAN OR ADDITIONAL TARGET DISTANCE 10 TACAN DISTANCE FAILURE FLAG 11 TACAN OR ADDITIONAL TARGET BEARING 12 VOR OR LOC FAILURE 13 IDN FAILURE 14 RADAR ANTENNA RELATIVE BEARING 15 HEADING INDEX 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 5 11 10 ...

Page 65: ...NIT ERECTION BUTTON 5 VOR ILS OFF TACAN SELECTOR 6 OMNIBEARING SELECTOR Figure 3 90 TACAN Control Unit in Right Console Figure 3 91 VOR ILS Control Unit in Right Console 1 FREQUENCY HUNDREDS AND TENS SELECTOR 2 X Y MODE SELECTOR 3 SELECTED CHANNEL WINDOW 4 TEST BUTTON 5 RED WARN LIGHT 6 GREEN GO LIGHT 7 MODE SELECTOR 8 FREQUENCY UNITS SELECTOR 9 ON OFF SELECTOR 10 MHZ FREQUENCY SELECTOR 11 SELECTE...

Page 66: ...B4 pylon the button light turns off when all of the bombs carried in the pylon are released Can be selected in conjunction with the BOMB VOIL button Left or fuselage inner missile MG FUS Sets the sight to missile air to air mode and enables the locking and firing of the inner left pylon or fuselage missile In the case of the R530 IR it together with the master arm commands the cooling of the missi...

Page 67: ...t target A long press of the button commands the restart of the search pattern from the initial position The C SW M mode can be exited by actuation of an unstable switch on the left wall of the aircraft Weapons and other payloads can be jettisoned through pushbuttons on the frontal panel An emergency jettison that drops all payloads is available but station can also be selected through a switch Ou...

Page 68: ...the MATRA F4 carries 18 rockets and is also known as MATRA 155 All of them use SNEB 68 mm rockets with interchangeable heads for different purposes Bombs The Mirage F1 has a wide selection of bombs at its disposal It can carry all the French SAMP bombs from 125 to 400 kg in both free fall and parachute versions The Spanish types are certified to carry American Mk 82 Mk 83 GBU 10 and GBU12 bombs as...

Page 69: ...on button under guard Commands the jettison of all underwing and fuselage stores Jettison selection switch VOIL1 VOIL 2 FUS Selects what stations can be selectively jettisoned Selective jettison button under guard Commands the jettison of the selected station Outer missile emergency launch button under guard Activates the motors and releases the unarmed outer missiles Indicators C SW M green light...

Page 70: ... AND MISSILE LOCK UNLOCK BUTTON 3 C M OR SW R MODE DESELECTION SWITCH 4 TELEMETER ZONE SCANNING SWITCH Figure 3 96 Antenna Gyro Switch in Left Console Figure 3 97 Cannons Too Hot Light in Right Front Panel Figure 3 98 Jettison Panel 1 EMERGENCY JETTISON BUTTON GUARDED 2 JETTISONING SELECTOR SWITCH 3 SELECTIVE JETTISON BUTTON GUARDED 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 ...

Page 71: ... MISSILE SWITCH 7 FORE AFT SELECTOR SWITCH 8 AUTO MANUAL FIRING SELECTOR SWITCH 9 SIGHT SELECTOR 10 FIRING FUEL DIPPER SWITCH 11 BOMB ROCKET SELECTOR 12 SINGLE SALVO SELECTOR 13 INSTANTANEOUS DELAY SAFE SELECTOR SWITCH 14 RADAR SELECTOR 15 AIR TO AIR GUNS PUSHBUTTON 16 WING BOMBS PUSHBUTTON 17 RADAR 4 LINES 1 LINE SCAN SWITCH 18 FUSELAGE BOMBS PUSHBUTTON 19 R 530 MISSILE NORMAL ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE...

Page 72: ...AFETY 5 BOMBS ROCKETS MISSILES AND SIGHT RECORDER BUTTON Figure 3 102 Manual Gravity Drop Window and Selection Thumbwheel 1 MANUAL GRAVITY DROP WINDOW 2 MANUAL GRAVITY DROP SELECTION THUMBWHEEL Figure 3 103 Sight Reticles Lighting Rheostats 1 FIXED RETICLE INTENSITY RHEOSTAT 2 MOVING AND TARGET RETICLES INTENSITY RHEOSTAT 3 ATTITUDE RETICLE INTENSITY RHEOSTAT 4 SIGHT SYSTEM TEST BUTTON 2 2 1 3 4 5...

Page 73: ...ETRIC ALTITUDE FT 3 HORIZON 4 ATTITUDE SCALE Figure 3 104 Sight in Navigation Mode 5 AIR VELOCITY VECTOR RETICLE 6 ACTUAL HORIZON 7 TARGET RETICLE Figure 3 105 Sight in Approach Mode 8 RADAR REFERENCE 6 WEAPON READY LIGHTS Figure 3 106 Sight in Air to Air Combat Mode 1 2 3 7 5 6 4 8 9 ...

Page 74: ...iple Allows the launch of a certain number of cartridges in a pre set interval 1 2 3 4 6 or 8 cartridges with a time in between of either 100 200 300 or 400 ms Program Commands the repetition of the previous Multiple launch a certain number of times with an interval In this case 1 2 4 8 or C times with C being continuous until the countermeasures run out The possible times between repetitions are ...

Page 75: ... CHAFF FLARES SELECTOR SWITCH 2 PROGRAM SELECTOR SWITCH 3 CHAFF COUNTER RESET BUTTON 4 FLARES COUNTER RESET BUTTON 5 EMERGENGY JETTISONING SWITCH Figure 3 107 Countermeasures Panel Figure 3 108 Countermeasures Settings in Mission Editor 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 76: ...llowing type Aimed pulse modulated radar antenna aimed at the target during tracking Track While Scan TWS pulse modulated radar the antenna keeps scanning during tracking Continuous wave CW radar for example ground to air missile guidance Controls and indicators Figure 3 109 Radar Detector Indicator in Main Panel 1 CW NATURE OF THREAT RED LIGHT 2 DETECTION SECTORS RED ARROWS 3 TEST SWITCH 4 INDICA...

Page 77: ...lose combat functions TL and BZ These functions allow the radar to lock automatically a target located at a distance of less than 7 km They have priority over all other functions They are also divided into phases which are o search during which the radar scans ahead of the aircraft from 400 m to 7000 m o engagement on the first target found in the distance o automatic pursuit AIR GROUND function I...

Page 78: ...The HA IC and V1 functions are selected by the radar indicator scope function selector The alphanumeric display for visualizing the difference in altitude E or D E for elevation D for altitude difference or the sign corresponds to a plane above the airplane 2 digits always indicating the difference in altitude The displayable domain is 48 000 ft in 1 000 ft steps in AIR AIR modes 4 800 ft in steps...

Page 79: ...APC continuous pursuit authorization o the release unlock lever In addition the handle is movable around 2 axes laterally it controls the movement in azimuth of the antenna and of the alidade strobe In area scanning it allows to select the left center or right sector around its vertical axis it controls the movement of the alidade in distance Telemeter scan by zone selector This selector which is ...

Page 80: ...e push button located in the rear base of the radar stick and causes the display of the letter E elevation or D altitude difference in the indicator scope display A Altitude difference display D selected Using the two buttons on the radar handle the larger one on the left causes an increase in the difference in height the smallest on the right causes a decrease Each push button continuously contro...

Page 81: ... by setting the 4L 1L switch in the armament panel to 1L automatically in APS The maximum bearing angle is 57 with respect to the aircraft axis When in tilt or in elevation the brightness of an echo varying depending on the direction of the scan allows to adjust the mean tilt if the echo is only visible on the left to right scan it means it is located above the rectangle described by the antenna i...

Page 82: ...l and pitch When the average bearing displayed exceeds 30 the antenna reaches the stop and immediately goes back in the opposite direction resuming a new scan cycle The representation on the scope is identical to that of the 60 scan but the rectangle is 35 mm maximum wide centered on the mean bearing The average bearing is represented by the position of the alidade In AIR GROUND The antenna s radi...

Page 83: ...ting modes that determine the working conditions of the radar repetition frequencies pulse width and starting of the parametric amplifier The purpose of the interference echo attenuation device DATEP is in HA and IC to limit the harmful effects of diffuse echoes TL and BZ are the functions designed for close combat IN AIR GROUND V1 is the selection that allows the visualization of the terrain flow...

Page 84: ... 530 with an EM missile the scale automatically switches to 35 NM when the scale selector is on 60 B In V1 The 60 and 35 NM scales provide a two line scan The upper row tilt left to right is a function of the airplane altitude given by the aerodynamic unit it is such that when the displayed tilt is zero the intersection of the scan plane with the horizontal plane of the terrain overflown is at an ...

Page 85: ...fer the pilot has a two position lever on the radar stick upper position pre selection authorization APS lower position continuous pursuit authorization APC 1 Preselection Authorization APS The PS is a pursuit of discontinuous information In this function the radar pursues a target while maintaining its sweep It gathers information about the target thanks to a small slowdown scanning at the echo l...

Page 86: ... roll around its centre the latter being mobile in pitch The intercept computer makes the aircraft perform an approach trajectory according to the selected weapon to place it in the optimal firing position and controls the illumination of lights in the sight The orders are different depending on the weapon selected on the armament table In addition limitations are introduced exceeding these limita...

Page 87: ...ly by a horizon bar and a model moving in roll and pitch Two potentiometers on the indicator scope control box allow by means of the LH potentiometer to display and adjust the brightness of the horizon and the radial velocity marker by means of the CH potentiometer to move the model vertically in an area of the screen where the map offers no interest B Status LEDs The 4 status LEDs are located on ...

Page 88: ...y and the radar transmission If the PNE and EMI warning lights are on it is recommended to switch to lC for reseting In the event of a transmission failure the scan remains on the scope In the event of a power failure the scan disappears and all indicator status and function lights go out F The 4 lines 1 line scan switch Located on the PCR it allows antenna scanning to be reduced to 1 single line ...

Page 89: ...test sequence in the event of a malfunction or if the conditions of use are not met the PNE indicator light comes on The course of the sequence lasts 6 seconds For the duration of the test if the radar is transmitting the LED EMI lights up after 6 seconds the PNE warning light comes on in the event of a fault To turn it off you have to change the function The sequence is as follows press the TEST ...

Page 90: ... NM 35 30 15 7 V1 60 60 60 Short Manual 2 elevation lines scan 35 30 17 30 1 elevation line scan 7 Simplified operation To scan and lock a target in manual lock mode Select the scan angle 60 or 30 Select radar function HA SP MA or LA Select the scale 60 35 15 or 7 Adjust the echo in elevation Place the alidade strobe over the target Press the lock on lever when the range to the target is less than...

Page 91: ...ghter target axis Horizontal reference Radar axis Elevation Mean antenna direction HA IC 1 line SEARCH ZONE SCANNING DIRECTION SCALES 60 NM markers every 10 NM 35 NM markers every 10 NM 15 NM markers every 5 NM 7 NM markers every 2 NM HA and IC 4 lines Scanning width Target echo Strobe Horizon 7 15 35 or 60 NM ...

Page 92: ...rojection Mean antenna bearing Horizontal reference Radar axis Antenna azimuth read on navigation indicator North HA IC 1 line SEARCH ZONE SCANNING DIRECTION SCALES 60 NM markers every 10 NM 35 NM markers every 10 NM 15 NM markers every 5 NM 7 NM markers every 2 NM HA and IC 4 lines Mean antenna bearing Aircraft axis Strobe distance 7 15 35 or 60 NM ...

Page 93: ...try and Scanning by Zone Figure 3 113Air Ground Radar in 60 NM Range SCANNING BY ZONE Radar and aircraft axis Scanning left Scanning right Covered zone Beam axis Beam limit Aircraft axis Radar axis AIR AIR TELEMETRY Beam limit Beam axis Radar axis Scan shape Aircraft axis ...

Page 94: ... Flight Manual Version 1 0 94 Radar system controls in DCS control options section Figure 3 110 Radar Control Stick Controls Options Figure 3 111 Radar Control Options Figure 3 112 Radar Control Stick Axis Commands ...

Page 95: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 95 Figure 3 113 Radar Before Lock on 1 ALIDADE STROBE 2 DISTANCE MARKS 3 TARGET ECHOS 4 HORIZON 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 96: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 96 Figure 3 114 Radar After Lock on 1 RADIAL VELOCITY MARKER POSITIVE VELOCITY 2 ZERO VELOCITY 3 NEGATIVE VELOCITY 1 2 3 ...

Page 97: ...VE 2 SCALE LIGHTS 3 STATUS LIGHTS 4 SCOPE ERASING 5 STORAGE ADJUSTMENT 6 FUNCTION SELECTION 7 SCOPE INTENSITY ADJUSTMENT 8 TEST BUTTON 9 DISPLAY TILT E ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE D 10 RADAR SCOPE 11 FUNCTION LIGHTS Figure 3 116 Radar Selector Off Standby Transmit in Armament Panel 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 ...

Page 98: ...IGHTNESS 5 HORIZON SYMBOL VERTICAL POSITION Figure 3 118 Radar Control Stick 1 PRESELECTION AUTHORIZATION 2 CONTINUOUS SEARCH AUTHORIZATION 3 MANUAL GAIN CONTROL 4 REJECT LEVER 5 SCAN SELECTION 6 SCALE SELECTION 7 ELEVATION ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE BUTTON 8 MAXIMUM GAIN FAST RESET CONTROL 9 ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 5 3 9 4 1 2 8 Strobe distance Strobe relative bearing Decrease Increase...

Page 99: ...ament Panel 1 ARMAMENT SELECTION KEYS 2 RADAR SELECTOR 3 SECOURS EMERGENCY PUSH BUTTON 4 4 LINE 1 LINE SCAN SWITCH 5 NORM DEN SWITCH Figure 3 120 Rapid Canon Magic or Sidewinder Erasing Manipulator in Left Wall Figure 3 121 Telemeter Scan By Zone Selector in Left Wall 1 2 3 4 5 ...

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Page 101: ...S REQUIRED 2 EMERGENCY FUEL TRANSFER SWITCH OFF 3 JPT EMERGENCY REGULATION SWITCH OFF 4 A B MAIN COCK SWITCH ON GUARDED 5 IN FLIGHT RELIGHT CONTROL AFT 6 COMBAT FLAP LEVER IN 7 ANTI SKID SPAD SWITCH ON GUARDED 8 HIGH LIFT DEVICE SELECTOR SWITCH OFF 9 IGNITION VENTILATION SELECTOR SWITCH L H OR R H 10 STARTING PUMP SWITCH OFF 11 R H LP PUMP SWITCH OFF 12 L H LP PUMP SWITCH OFF 13 LP MAIN COCK SWITC...

Page 102: ...D 26 NOSE WHEEL STEERING HIGH SENSITIVITY BUTTON DEPRESSED 27 ARMAMENT CONTROL PANEL SELECT PUSHBUTTONS RELEASED 28 INSTANTANEOUS DELAY SAFE SELECTOR SWITCH SAFE 29 MATRA 550 MISSILE SWITCH OFF 30 EMERGENCY TRANSFER SWITCH OFF 31 CROSSFEED SWITCH OFF 32 EMERGENCY U C HANDLE IN AND FOLDER BACK 33 ALTERNATOR 1 AND ALTERNATOR 2 SWITCHES ON 34 INVERTER SELECTOR SWITCH AUTO 35 CANOPY SEAL VALVE CONTROL...

Page 103: ... the plugs upon starting 7 STARTER BUTTON GUARD LIFT The starting pump switches on 8 STARTER BUTTON DEPRESS FOR 1 SEC 9 Between 300 and 600 RPM THROTTLE TO IDLE AFTER START 1 HIGH LIFT DEVICE SELECTOR SWITCH NORMAL 2 COMBAT FLAP LEVER IN 3 UHF RADIO ON 4 SLAT FLAP LEVER FULL AFT 5 V UHF RADIO ON 6 25W 5W SWITCH 5W 7 INVERTER SELECTOR SWITCH RESET 8 SERVOS RESET 9 TRIMS TESTED and NEUTRAL 10 HYDRAU...

Page 104: ... 23 TACAN REC 24 VOR ILS ON 25 VOR ILS OFF TACAN SELECTOR VOR ILS OR TACAN 26 AIR COND MASTER VALVE CONTROL SWITCH ON 27 TEMPERATURE CONTROL RHEOSTAT AUTO 28 STANDBY HORIZON UNCAGE 29 RADAR DETECTOR WARNING PANEL TESTED TONE ADJUSTED 30 FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECK FREE AND FULL DEFLECTION BEFORE TAXI 1 SLAVED ALTIMETER SET 2 STANDBY ALTIMETER SET 3 PARKING BRAKE RELEASE 4 BRAKES CHECK Advance throttle a...

Page 105: ...n to 2900 100 TAKEOFF o Apply full power with AB o Keep the runway centerline with the nose wheel steering Be gentle with the rudder o Rotate at 120 kts and establish the takeoff attitude of approx 12 o The aircraft becomes airborne at approx 150 kt o Retract the landing gear o Retract the flaps at 200 kts o AB off at 300 kts CLIMB Subsonic climb schedules clean configuration military thrust IAS 4...

Page 106: ...ction out of the envelope only during momentary maneuvers and never beyond M 0 9 The flaps will retract and extend by the interlocks Retract the combat flap lever when maneuvering definitively out of the envelope in particular if Mach exceeds 0 9 DESCENT ECONOMICAL DESCENT RPM 6500 Airbrakes retracted IAS 300 kts Demist switch ON no effect in DCS 1 5 NM and 2 liters per 1000 ft OPERATIONAL DESCENT...

Page 107: ...Flight Manual Version 1 0 107 Figure 4 1 Sight approach mode display with airbrakes If rate of descent has to be reduced retract airbrakes flight path slope 5 Figure 4 2 Sight approach mode display without airbrakes ...

Page 108: ... 162 Touchdown 13 136 157 14 15 Keel limits 16 Limit 17 117 138 22 Without external stores and 1000 liters remaining With drop tanks empty and 500 liters remaining Wing tanks empty maximum landing weight 100 kg 125 liters Table 4 1 Indicence Indicator LANDING o Place the velocity vector on the runway threshold o Indicence 9 11 o Glide slope 2 5 1 o RPM 7300 300 o After touchdown i 13 It is advanta...

Page 109: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 109 Figure 4 3 Break Pattern END OF BREAK TURN IAS 215 KTS Gear down and locked Flaps down Sight in approach mode STRAIGHT LINE FINAL APPROACH RPM 7000 ...

Page 110: ...DCS Mirage F1 Flight Manual Version 1 0 110 Figure 4 4 GCA or ILS Pattern ...

Page 111: ...slope When passing through the transonic range the autopilot reverts to basic functions Pressing the autopilot disengage lever or the PA pushbutton disengages the autopilot Pressing the autopilot disconnect trigger the autopilot reverts to basic functions Figure 4 5 Autopilot Control and Indicator Unit RETURNING TO PARKING AREA 1 NOSE WHEEL STEERING HIGH SENSITIVITY BUTTON HIGH SENSITIVITY BUTTON ...

Page 112: ...ONTROL LEVER SAFETY IN PLACE 6 STANDBY HORIZON CAGED 7 NAVIGATION INDICATOR OFF 8 STANDBY HORIZON SWITCH OFF 9 ELECTRO PUMP SWITCH OFF 10 WARNING HORN SWITCH OFF 11 PROBE HEATER SWITCH OFF 12 RADAR DETECTOR SWITCH OFF 13 SEARCH LIGHT SWITCH OFF 14 SIGHT SELECTOR OFF 15 RADAR OFF 16 ARMAMENT CONTROL PANEL PUSHBUTTONS RELEASED 17 GYRO REFERENCE SYSTEM OFF Heading and vertical reference system contro...

Page 113: ...UANTITY 21 AIR CONDITIONING OFF Master valve control switch to off 22 THROTTLE STOP 23 CHRONO START Start timing the engine run down time Wait for the engine to stop rotating 24 LP PUMPS ALL THREE OFF 25 LP MAIN COCK SWITCH OFF 26 BATTERY NIGHT LIGHTING OFF 27 CANOPY OPEN ...

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Page 115: ...In supersonic flight o Half rolls permited Up to M 1 5 with full roll control travel if load factor is higher than 0 below 40 000 ft and higher than 1 above 40 000 ft Beyond M 1 5 half roll with half roll travel if load factor is higher than 1 Up to M 2 1 i 17 except at transonic range i 15 Crosswind 25 kts In supersonic flight dive 30 n 0 limited to 15 sec due to engine fuel supply H ft x 1000 50...

Page 116: ...e where ventilation is low low speed or high altitude The higher the electrical load the higher the heat that alternators have to dissipate All this can lead to the failure of one or both alternators at certain conditions of speed altitude and electrical load With alternator failure light on get out of the forbidden zone see figure below and switch off the corresponding failed alternator Figure 5 ...

Page 117: ...ICES IAS LOAD FACTOR AND INCIDENCE Half flaps 300 kts i 17 Full flaps 225 kts 0 G 2 5 G or i 17 LANDING GEAR Maximum takeoff weight 15200 kg 33510 lbs Normal landing weight 9000 kg 19842 lbs Max R D 550 ft min Exceptional landing weight 11000 kg 24251 lbs Max R D 395 ft min Emergency landing 11000 kg Lowest possible R D 300 ft min LIM warning light and warning horn when IAS 240 kts TRAIN warning l...

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Page 119: ...picture below Figure 6 1 Engine In flight Restart Envelope 6 2 COMPRESSOR STALL A compressor stall can be partial or total To recover from a partial compressor stall reduce engine power to idle and pitch down to increase air flow to the engine The procedure is as follows Throttle at idle Pitch down to get an IAS 300 kt Watch JPT when jet pipe temperature T4 returns to 200 C and buffet ceases Advan...

Page 120: ...ctro pump switch Undercarriage High lift device selector switch Combat flap lever Pitch switch Yaw Anti slip switch ON DOWN OFF ARRET IN OFF OFF Configuration U C DOWN IAS 230 kt DAMPERS OFF Final glide slope 700ft 1000m 12 Rate of descent 4500 ft min If needed extend flaps at the flareout ...

Page 121: ...gure 6 2 Flameout Pattern 4000 ft 90 point 180 point 7000 ft 10 000 ft INITIATION OF FLAREOUT IAS 230 kt Hp 300 ft END OF FLAREOUT IAS 210 kt TOUCHDOWN IAS 160 kt RUNWAY LIGHTS 1000 m POINT AIMED AT 400 m short 2000 m FINAL APPROACH SECTIONAL VIEW ...

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Page 123: ...both Both MATRA R 530 EM and IR missiles can be selected at the same time or independently in the armament panel When both are selected the locked missile has launch priority When both are locked the IR missile has launch priority If both missiles are of the same seeker head type the left one is launched first The MATRA R 530 IR seeking head needs to be refrigerated In order to command refrigerati...

Page 124: ...rget reticle shows the target position projection in the sight The radar command reticle provides command indications for the target interception and break away The green circle indicates the missile is within firing range A steady red circle indicates the launching parameters have been exceeded excessive roll 80 G factor 1 or 4 or negative pitch below 8000 ft A flashing red circle indicates dista...

Page 125: ...RED LOCK THE TARGET FOLLOW INTERCEPTION COMMANDS BOMBS ROCKETS MISSILES AND SIGHT RECORDER BUTTON PRESS WHEN WITHIN LAUNCH PARAMETERS GREEN CIRCLE IN THE SIGHT 7 4 AIR TO GROUND GUNS ARMAMENT MASTER SWITCH ON AIR TO GROUND GUNS OR ROCKETS PUSHBUTTON PUSH SIGHT SELECTOR AS REQUIRED GUN BUTTON PRESS 7 5 ROCKETS ARMAMENT MASTER SWITCH ON AIR TO GROUND GUNS OR ROCKETS PUSHBUTTON PUSH SINGLE SALVO SELE...

Page 126: ...amples employing MATRA F4 rocket launchers and SAMP 250 LD bombs with a weight of 11000 Kg in a dive at various speeds KIAS and angles The height is above target elevation MATRA F4 11000 Kg 320 KTS DIVE 10 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 0 1500 15 2000 30 3000 50 4000 65 5000 80 6000 100 ...

Page 127: ...80 MATRA F4 11000 Kg 450 KTS DIVE 10 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 0 1500 5 2000 10 3000 20 4000 40 5000 55 6000 70 MATRA F4 11000 Kg 400 KTS DIVE 15 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 5 1500 10 2000 10 3000 20 4000 30 5000 45 6000 55 MATRA F4 11000 Kg 450 KTS DIVE 15 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 0 1500 0 2000 0 3000 10 4000 25 5000 40 6000 50 ...

Page 128: ...MP 250 LD BOMBS 11000 Kg 500 KTS DIVE 10 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 55 1500 80 2000 105 3000 140 4000 175 SAMP 250 LD BOMBS 11000 Kg 420 KTS DIVE 20 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 65 1500 85 2000 110 3000 140 4000 170 SAMP 250 LD BOMBS 11000 Kg 500 KTS DIVE 20 HEIGHT ft DEPRESSION ANGLE mrad 1000 35 1500 55 2000 70 3000 100 4000 125 ...

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Page 130: ... IAS Flat spin recovery procedure Release the control stick pitch and roll neutral Cut power Retract airbrakes Apply full rudder opposite to the direction of the aircraft nose movement on the landscape Roll out Start pulling out above 200 kt IAS Restart engine if required Both pitch and roll are sensitive in this aircraft This effect is increased in the simulation when using conventional joysticks...

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