The cockpit has a wide angle, 28 x 22 degrees,
HUD
and three multifunction displays.
The cockpit has a wide angle, 28 x 22 degrees,
HUD
and three multifunction displays.
The very short control stick is mounted centrally on a shelf
in front of the pilot.
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The throttle handle (which rather is a "system hand controller" with 14 functions) slides back and forth for the throttle function, but it's also movable like a joystick which can be used to move a cursor between the three MFDs and the HUD to designate and select functions. It's mounted high on the left side, so the canopy actuating lever has to be on the right side, thus the canopy opens to the left.
The seat is raked back 27 degrees.
The canopy is 9 mm thick, the windshield 26.5 mm. [More information]
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Document created 2000 Aug 16,
updated 2000 Sep 20
by Urban Fredriksson