Manual

MiG-23, MiG-25, Mirage F-14. Single-mode Search and Track radarMiG-21, Su-17, Su-22, F-5E5. Range-only radarMiG-27, Su-249. Airborne Early Warning radar (AWACS)E-2C, Tu-126SAM AND AAM DETECTIONRadar missiles, both ground and airlaunched, appear on the TEWS as tinyunnumbered squares. If a SAMinstallation or enemy aircraft launches aradar-guided missile, you can see it beginto head toward your aircraft. This shouldgive you plenty of time to deploy countermeasuresor manoeuvre to defeat it.Heat-seeking missiles, because theydon’t emit radar energy, never appear onthe TEWS.TEWS JAMMERIn addition to detecting enemy radars, theTEWS actively attempts to distort, orotherwise jam their signal. The TEWSjammer interferes with the ability ofenemy radars to first; detect you, orhaving failed at that, lock you in theirbeam.You may turn the Jammer ON or OFF bytoggling the TEWS Jammer Toggle (JKey),what else! When the Jammer is ON,the word “JAMMER” appears across theTEWS display screen. If turned off, theword is removed.When actively jamming an enemy radar,the word ”JAMMER” flashes. Thisindicates that the jammer is blanketingthe sky with “white noise”. While thismakes you hard to hit with a missile, allthat “noise” you are making makes youeasy to detect. If stealth is moreimportant to you than missile avoidance,turn the Jammer off.RIGHT INSTRUMENTATION PANELArtificialHorizonVerticalVelocityIndicatorThe Pilot’s right instrumentpanel.TEWSWING-SWEEP INDICATORThe F-14 has a computer-controlledvariable wing sweep which allows theaircraft to take advantage of swept andstraight wing characteristics. Swept wingsreduce drag and produce good linearperformance, straight wings give the aircrafta superior manoeuvring ability.This indicator lets you know at a glancethe degree at which your wings are swept(0 0 to 70 0) . FLEET DEFENDER does notallow you to manually adjust your wingconfiguration.RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LAMPThis light illuminates when your rightengine has been damaged and is on fire.STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR(ARTIFICIAL HORIZON)This gauge functions as an artificialhorizon indicator. Use this gauge only inemergencies. Although the pitch lines arelegible, you would not want to use it forjudging a landing approach.HEADING INDICATORThis gauge is a magnetic headingcompass. It is useful as a back-up NAVdevice if your HUD is damaged.