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Displays Control Panel

The displays control panel (fig. 15-1) is located on the forward cockpit's right vertical console. It contains the air/ground mode (A/G MODE) push-button switch for air-to-ground mode selection, the air/air mode (A/A MODE) push-button switch for air-to-air mode selection, and the all-weather landing/precision course

direction (AWL/PCD) push-button switch for the all-weather landing or precision course direction mode. The AWL/PCD switch is used when bombs are to be released by using the data link system.

Control Stick

The control stick (fig. 15-1), located in the forward cockpit, contains the weapons selector button, weapon

Figure 15-2.-F-14 weapons control panels.

trigger, bomb-release push button, and the DLC/CHAFF DISPENSE push button.

Master Light Control Panel

The master light control panel (fig. 15-1) is located on the right side console of the forward cockpit. It contains the ACM thumb-wheel control, which controls the 26 volts of ac to the ACM panel indicator lights.

Landing Gear Handle

The landing gear handle (LDG GEAR) handle (fig. 15-1) is located on the left vertical console of the forward cockpit. It operates a switch assembly that functions as an armament safety device. As such, it prevents accidental missile launching, bomb release, rocket firing, and ACM encounter jettison of external weapons/stores when the aircraft is on the ground. Master arm power is prevented when the LDG GEAR handle is in the down (DN) position. When the LDG GEAR handle is in the UP position, the fire control system master arm power is available.

Armament Safety Override Switch

The armament safety override (ARM SAFETY ORIDE) switch (fig. 15-2) is located in the nosewheel well. It is a magnetically held closed switch. The

switch is used as an armament safety override to bypass the open landing gear safety circuit when the LDG GEAR handle is in the DN position. This lets you make functional checks of the system during ground maintenance.

Missile Control System

The missile control system consists of the controls and components you have already read about. It also contains the following missile system controls and components: Weapons status indicators Liquid (LIQ) cooling control panel Aft cockpit caution advisory panel

The AIM-54 and AIM-7 missile fire control systems help to select, prepare, and launch AIM-54 and AIM-7 missiles. The AIM-54 is a long-range, semiactive, radar midcourse guided and active radar terminal guided missile. It operates in either the normal or boresight mode. The F-14 carries a maximum of six AIM-54 missiles-two are suspended from multipurpose pylons on stations 1B and 8B, and the remaining four at weapons rail stations 3R, 4R, 5R, and 6R. The AIM-7 is a medium-range, semiactive, radar-guided missile. It also operates in either the normal or boresight mode. The F-14 carries a maximum of six AIM-7 missiles-two are suspended from multipurpose pylons on stations 1B and 8B and four at semisubmerged fuselage stations 3, 4, 5, and 6.

The AIM-9 fire control system enables selecting, preparing, and firing of the AIM-9 (series) missiles. The AIM-9 missile is a supersonic, short-range, air-to-air intercept missile that uses passive infrared for target detection and guidance. The F-14 carries a maximum of four AIM-9 missiles-one missile each on stations

1A, 1B, 8A, and 8B.

The weapons status indicators are located on the ACM panel. They notify the pilot of the weapon status of the AIM-9 missiles on stations 1A, 1B, 8A, and 8B.

The Sidewinder cool (SW COOL) switch (fig. 15-1) is a two-position, push-button switch on the ACM panel. This switch is used to generate the AIM-9 missile cool signal to cool the missiles. When in the ACM encounter mode, AIM-9 missile cooling is automatically selected, regardless of the SW COOL switch position.

The throttle quadrant, located on the left side console of the forward cockpit, contains the CAGE/SEAM push-button switch for initiating the Sidewinder expanded acquisition mode (SEAM) lock-on command. The pilot presses the CAGE/SEAM push-button switch when the missile is locked on the target, as indicated by the AIM-9 tone in the pilot headset. The SEAM LOCK advisory indicator, located on the ACM panel, lights to notify the pilot that the AIM-9 missile selected is locked on the target. A tone volume control panel with an SW potentiometer, located on the pilot's left side console, controls the AIM-9 tone to the pilot's headset.







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