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Heads-Up Display Modes 35 - Metaboli

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16 Aircraft Cockpits<br />

2.3. Su-25 Frogfoot Cockpit<br />

The Su-25 cockpit is relatively simple, dominated by a series of analog gauges.<br />

In addition, most instruments are the same as (or very similar to) Su-27 and<br />

MiG-29 cockpits.<br />

The Su-25 Cockpit<br />

2.301 Indicated Airspeed ( IAS) Indicator<br />

The IAS indicator shows the aircraft’s indicated airspeed (IAS).<br />

The scale ranges from 0 to 800 km/h.<br />

IAS Indicator<br />

Landing System Signal Panel<br />

2.302 Landing System Signal Panel<br />

The landing system signal panel shows the deployment<br />

status of the landing gear, flaps, Leading Edge Flaps (LEF),<br />

and speed brakes. The red light in the center illuminates<br />

when any of the landing gear is not locked in the position of<br />

the landing gear handle (up or down). The light flashes if one<br />

or more landing gear is locked up but the handle is down, or<br />

if the LEF are down but the handle is up.<br />

Combined AOA/G-Meter<br />

2.303 Combined AOA/G-Meter<br />

The combined AOA/G-meter simultaneously displays<br />

the aircraft’s angle of attack and current g-load. The<br />

pointer on the left shows the current AOA in degrees.<br />

The long needle on the right side of the instrument<br />

shows the current g-load.<br />

2.304 Attitude Director Indicator (ADI)<br />

The ADI simultaneously shows current flight attitude and course guidance<br />

information. The numeric tape in the center shows the aircraft’s current pitch and<br />

bank angle. The horizontal lines remain parallel with the horizon at all times. The

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