Main Instrument Panel [Fig. 5-1]
System Descriptions
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Instrument Panels
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Figure 5-1
Helium Release Selector Switch
Engine Indicator and Caution Lights (7)
Altimeter
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)
Airspeed Mach Indicator
Pilot's Oxygen-Low Caution Light
Angle-of-Attack Indicator
Accelerometer
Attitude Indicator
Dynamic Pressure Indicator
(or Optional
Radio-Magnetic Indicator
)
Engine Timer
Delta PSI Switch (Side-Slip Selector Switch)
Hydraulic Pressure Gauge
Inertial Speed Indicator
Inertial Height Indicator
Pitch Angle Set Control
No. 1 APU Switch
No. 1 Ballistic Control Switch
Vertical Velocity Indicator (Inertial Climb Indicator)
No. 1 Generator-Out Light
No. 1 Generator Switch
Generator (AC) Voltmeter
Emergency Battery Switch
Hydrogen Peroxide Transfer Switch
No. 2 Generator-Out Light
No. 2 Generator Switch
No. 2 Ballistic Control Switch
No. 1 and No. 2 APU Hydrogen Peroxide Overheat Warning Lights
No. 1 and No. 2 APU Compartment Overheat Caution Lights
No. 2 APU Switch
No. 1 and No. 2 APU Hydrogen Peroxide-Low Caution Lights
Canopy Internal Emergency Jettison Handle (Show/Hide Canopy)
Stable Platform Power Switch
Nose Ballistic Rocket Heater Switch
Ventral Arming Switch (or Dummy Ramjet Arming Switch)
Windshield Heater Switch
Fire-Warning Light Test Button
Indicator, Caution, and Warning Light Test Switch
Cockpit Lighting Switch
Cabin Helium Source Pressure Gauge
Cabin Pressure Altimeter
Mixing Chamber Temperature Gauge
APU Bearing Temperature Gauge
APU Hydrogen Peroxide Tank Pressure Gauge
APU Source Pressure Gauge
Clock
Fire-Warning Light
SAS, ASAS, and RAS Controls and Indicator and Caution Lights
Rate-of-Roll Indicator
Chamber and Stage 2 Igniter Pressure Gauge
Propellant Manifold Pressure Gauge
Ready-to-Launch Switch
Igniter Idle Switch
Turbopump Idle Button
H
2
O
2
Tank and Engine Control Lines Pressure Gauge
Engine Prime Switch
H
2
O
2
Source and Purge Pressure Gauge
H
2
O
2
Compartment Hot Caution Light
Jettison Stop Switches
Auxiliary Launch Switch
Engine Precool Switch
Engine Reset Button
Engine Master Switch
Fuel Line-Low Caution Light
Landing Gear Handle
Ammonia Tank Pressure-Low Caution Light
Ventral Jettison Button (or Dummy Ramjet Jettison Button)
Propellant Emergency Pressurization Switch
Propellant Source Pressure Gauge
Liquid Oxygen Tank Pressure-Low Caution Light
Propellant Tank Pressure Gauge
Propellant Pump Inlet Pressure Gauge
Skylight Hatch Open Caution Light
Panel Fuse (Switch Window Type)
Panel White Tag (Show/Hide Engine Timer)
Automatic Ignition Sequence Start Button
SAS Disengage Switch
SAS Power Switch (Basic Autopilot Switch)
Data Timer
Retractable Pitot Tube Handle