Lock on gold : modern air combat

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FLIGHT MANUAL......Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
Su-25Т (Frogfoot)......Page 8
Su-27 (Flanker B)......Page 9
Su-33 (Flanker D)......Page 10
F-15C Eagle......Page 11
A-10A Thunderbolt II......Page 12
Su-27 and Su-33 cockpit instruments......Page 14
Pressure altimeter......Page 15
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Tachometer......Page 18
Head Down Display (HDD)......Page 19
PPD-SP panel......Page 20
MiG-29 cockpit instruments......Page 21
Basic Symbols......Page 22
Navigation mode......Page 24
ОБЗ (SCAN) MODE......Page 25
СНП (TWS) MODE......Page 26
АТАКА – РНП (ATTACK – STT) MODE......Page 28
SCAN – IRST MODE......Page 30
Digital Datalink......Page 31
Work in Complicated Countermeasures Conditions......Page 32
Vertical Scanning (VS) - Close Combat Mode......Page 33
ОПТ – СТРОБ (BORE) Close Combat Mode......Page 34
ШЛЕМ (HELMET) - Close Combat Mode......Page 35
Фи0 (Fi0) – Longitudinal Aiming Close Combat Mode......Page 36
Air-to-Ground Mode......Page 37
Sight Fixed Grid......Page 38
 Su-25 cockpit instruments......Page 39
Configuration indicator......Page 40
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Radar altimeter......Page 42
Jet Engine Turbine Temperature Indicators......Page 43
ASP-17 Gunsight......Page 44
 Su-25T cockpit instruments......Page 46
Weapon System Control Panel......Page 47
Autopilot (ACS) Panel......Page 48
Basic HUD Symbology......Page 51
Navigation mode......Page 52
Фи0 (Fi0) - Longitudinal Aiming Close Air Combat Mode......Page 53
FREE-FALL BOMBING......Page 54
STRAFING MODE......Page 56
Precision Strike......Page 58
SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSES (SEAD MODE)......Page 62
Fixed Grid Sight......Page 64
F-15C cockpit instruments......Page 66
TEWS display unit......Page 67
Multi-Purpose Color Display (MPCD) Weapon control panel......Page 68
Accelerometer......Page 69
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Engine fuel flow indicators......Page 71
Cabin pressure altimeter......Page 72
Navigation Mode......Page 73
INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM NAVIGATION (ILSN)......Page 74
GUN USE WITHOUT RADAR LOCK......Page 75
GUN DIRECTOR SIGHT (GDS)......Page 76
CAGE MODE (NON-SCAN)......Page 77
Radar-slaved mode......Page 78
FLOOD MODE......Page 80
TARGET TRACKING RADAR MODE......Page 81
VISUAL MODE......Page 82
RADAR TARGET TRACKING MODE......Page 83
BORESIGHT AACQ MODE......Page 84
Long Range Search (LRS) mode......Page 85
Single Target Track (STT) Mode......Page 87
Track While Scan (TWS) Mode......Page 88
Home On Jam (HOJ) Mode......Page 89
Vertical Scan (VS) AACQ Mode......Page 90
BORE SIGHT (BORE) AACQ Mode......Page 91
FLOOD Mode......Page 92
 A-10A Cockpit Instruments......Page 94
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)......Page 95
Angle-of-attack (AoA) Indexer......Page 96
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)......Page 97
Accelerometer......Page 98
Engine Oil Pressure Indicator......Page 99
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Armament Control Panel (ACP)......Page 101
Navigation (NAV) Mode......Page 103
Instrumental Landing System (ILS) Mode......Page 104
Internal Gun and Unguided Rocket (RKT) Delivery Mode......Page 105
Unguided Bomb Delivery Modes......Page 106
Air-to-Air Weapons Delivery mode......Page 108
The AGM-65 Guided Missiles Delivery Mode......Page 109
TARGETING SYSTEMS......Page 113
Radar......Page 114
Laser Rangefinder/Target Designator System......Page 117
Optical-Television Targeting System......Page 118
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES......Page 120
R-33......Page 122
R-40......Page 124
R-24......Page 126
R-27......Page 128
R-77......Page 130
R-60......Page 132
R-73......Page 134
AIM-120 AMRAAM......Page 138
AIM-7 SPARROW......Page 140
AIM-9 SIDEWINDER......Page 142
AIR-TO-SURFACE WEAPONS......Page 145
KH-25 (AS-10 “KAREN”)......Page 146
KH-29 (AS-14 “KEDGE”)......Page 147
9K121 “VIKHR” (AT-9) ANTITANK WEAPON SYSTEM......Page 148
S-25L......Page 150
KH-25MP/MPU (AS-12 “KEGLER”)......Page 151
KH-58 (AS-11 “KILTER”)......Page 152
SEAD Notes for Mission Designers......Page 153
KH-31A (AS-17 “KRYPTON”)......Page 154
KH-41 (“SUNBURN”)......Page 155
KH-35 (AS-20 “KAYAK”)......Page 156
FAB-100, FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1500 - GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS......Page 159
BETAB-500SHP CONCRETE PIERCING BOMB......Page 160
ODAB-500 FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE BOMB......Page 161
RBK-250, RBK-500 CLUSTER BOMB......Page 162
KMGU-2 SUBMUNITION DISPENSER......Page 163
KAB-500L, KAB-1500L LASER-GUIDED BOMBS......Page 164
S-8 ROCKET......Page 165
S-24 ROCKET......Page 166
S-25 ROCKET......Page 167
SPPU-22-1 GUN POD......Page 168
AGM-65K AND AGM-65D MAVERICK GUIDED MISSILES......Page 170
AGM-88 HARM......Page 171
ALARM......Page 172
MK-20 ROCKEYE CLUSTER BOMB......Page 173
LAU-10 AND LAU-61 ROCKET LAUNCHERS......Page 174
SU-25 ECM SUITES......Page 175
AN/ALQ-135 ECM STATION......Page 177
RADAR WARNING SYSTEMS......Page 180
Radar Warning Receiver, Russian Air Force......Page 181
Radar Warning Receivers, USA Aircraft......Page 183
Radio Commands......Page 189
Radio Messages......Page 194
Voice Messages and Warnings......Page 195
Angle-of-Attack (AoA) Indicator......Page 199
Turn rate and radius of turn......Page 200
Turn rate......Page 202
Sustained and Instantaneous turns......Page 203
Energy control......Page 204
Landing......Page 206
Instrument landing system (ILS)......Page 207
Su-25 and Su-25T advanced flight dynamics model description......Page 208
In Air Automatic engine start......Page 211
Target search......Page 213
COMBAT TURNAROUND......Page 214
Gun employment in air combat......Page 215
Air-to-Air missile tactics......Page 216
Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems......Page 218
SEMI-ACTIVE GUIDANCE......Page 219
ACTIVE GUIDANCE......Page 220
SAM Engagement Zone......Page 221
Ground Control Intercept......Page 222
SURPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENCES (SEAD)......Page 223
Missile Breakaway......Page 224
ELECTRONIC WARFARE MEANS......Page 225
MISSLE EVASION MANEUVER......Page 226
WEAPONS DELIVERY......Page 230
LONG-RANGE MISSILE ENGAGEMENT WITH RADAR AS THE ACTIVE SENSOR......Page 231
LONG-RANGE MISSILE ENGAGEMENT WITH IRST AS THE ACTIVE SENSOR......Page 233
CLOSE AIR COMBAT – VERTICAL SCAN MODE......Page 234
CLOSE AIR COMBAT – STROB (BORE) MODE......Page 235
FI0 (LONGITUDINAL) MODE......Page 236
GENERAL PURPOSE, HIGH-DRAG BOMBS......Page 238
UNGUIDED ROCKETS AND INTERNAL GUN......Page 239
INTERNAL GUN AND GUN PODS AGAINST AIR TARGETS......Page 240
UNGUIDED, HIGH-DRAG BOMBS......Page 241
KH-25ML, KH-29L, AND S-25L AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILES......Page 242
INTERNAL GUN AND GUN PODS APPLICATION AGAINST AIR TARGETS......Page 244
UNGUIDED, LOW-DRAG BOMBS......Page 245
TV TARGETING AIDED BOMBING......Page 246
GUN PODS......Page 247
TV-GUIDED BOMBS AND MISSILES......Page 249
LASER DESIGNATION AND BEAM-RIDING MISSILES......Page 250
ANTIRADAR MISSILES DELIVERY......Page 251
AIM-7 SPARROW......Page 253
M-61 GUN......Page 254
Air-to-Ground weapons......Page 256
UNGUIDED ROCKETS AND GAU-8A CANNON......Page 257
AGM-65K, AGM-65D GUIDED MISSILES......Page 258
 LOCK ON TEAM......Page 259
 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES......Page 262