Lock on gold : modern air combat

BookmarkTitle:......Page 1 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 BookmarkTitle:......Page 16 BookmarkTitle:......Page 17 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 BookmarkTitle:......Page 41 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 BookmarkTitle:......Page 70 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 BookmarkTitle:......Page 100 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