Main Instrument Panel [Fig. 5-1]

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Helium Release Selector Switch


Figure 5-1


  1. Helium Release Selector Switch
  2. Engine Indicator and Caution Lights (7)
  3. Altimeter
  4. External Tanks Jettison Ready Indicator Lights with Fuel Flow Indicator
    (Rocket Boosters Jettison Ready Indicator Lights with % Fuel Remaining Indicator on the X-15AD-4)
  5. Airspeed Mach Indicator
  6. Pilot's Oxygen-Low Caution Light
  7. Angle-of-Attack Indicator
  8. Accelerometer
  9. Attitude Indicator
  10. Dynamic Pressure Indicator (or Optional Radio-Magnetic Indicator)
  11. Engine Timer
  12. Delta PSI Switch (Side-Slip Selector Switch)
  13. Hydraulic Pressure Gauge
  14. Inertial Speed Indicator
  15. Inertial Height Indicator
  16. Pitch Angle Set Control
  17. No. 1 APU Switch
  18. No. 1 Ballistic Control Switch
  19. Vertical Velocity Indicator (Inertial Climb Indicator)
  20. No. 1 Generator-Out Light
  21. No. 1 Generator Switch
  22. Generator (AC) Voltmeter
  23. Emergency Battery Switch
  24. Hydrogen Peroxide Transfer Switch
  25. No. 2 Generator-Out Light
  26. No. 2 Generator Switch
  27. No. 2 Ballistic Control Switch
  28. No. 1 and No. 2 APU Hydrogen Peroxide Overheat Warning Lights
  29. No. 1 and No. 2 APU Compartment Overheat Caution Lights
  30. No. 2 APU Switch
  31. No. 1 and No. 2 APU Hydrogen Peroxide-Low Caution Lights
  32. Canopy Internal Emergency Jettison Handle (Show/Hide Canopy)
  33. Stable Platform Power Switch
  34. Nose Ballistic Rocket Heater Switch
  35. Ventral Arming Switch (or Dummy Ramjet Arming Switch)
  36. Windshield Heater Switch
  37. Fire-Warning Light Test Button
  38. Indicator, Caution, and Warning Light Test Switch
  39. Cockpit Lighting Switch
  40. Cabin Helium Source Pressure Gauge
  41. Cabin Pressure Altimeter
  42. Mixing Chamber Temperature Gauge
  43. APU Bearing Temperature Gauge
  44. APU Hydrogen Peroxide Tank Pressure Gauge
  45. APU Source Pressure Gauge
  46. Clock
  47. Fire-Warning Light
  48. SAS, ASAS, and RAS Controls and Indicator and Caution Lights
  49. Rate-of-Roll Indicator
  50. Chamber and Stage 2 Igniter Pressure Gauge
  51. Propellant Manifold Pressure Gauge
  52. Ready-to-Launch Switch
  53. Igniter Idle Switch
  54. Turbopump Idle Button
  55. H2O2 Tank and Engine Control Lines Pressure Gauge
  56. Engine Prime Switch
  57. H2O2 Source and Purge Pressure Gauge
  58. H2O2 Compartment Hot Caution Light
  59. Jettison Stop Switches
  60. Auxiliary Launch Switch
  61. Engine Precool Switch
  62. Engine Reset Button
  63. Engine Master Switch
  64. Fuel Line-Low Caution Light
  65. Landing Gear Handle
  66. Ammonia Tank Pressure-Low Caution Light
  67. Ventral Jettison Button (or Dummy Ramjet Jettison Button)
  68. Propellant Emergency Pressurization Switch
  69. Propellant Source Pressure Gauge
  70. Liquid Oxygen Tank Pressure-Low Caution Light
  71. Propellant Tank Pressure Gauge
  72. Propellant Pump Inlet Pressure Gauge
  73. Skylight Hatch Open Caution Light
  74. Panel Fuse (Switch Window Type)
  75. Panel White Tag (Show/Hide Engine Timer)
  76. Automatic Ignition Sequence Start Button
  77. SAS Disengage Switch
  78. SAS Power Switch (Basic Autopilot Switch)
  79. Data Timer
  80. Retractable Pitot Tube Handle