[F-15C] DCS DCS F-15C EAGLE BELSIMTEK 1 Flight Manual [F-15C] DCS F-15C: DCS Flaming Cliffs is the module of F-15C aircraft for DCS World. ©2014 OOO "BelSimTek" General discussion forum: http://forums.eagle.ru BELSIMTEK 2 [F-15C] DCS TABLE OF CONTENTS F-15C INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 7 F-15 HISTORY ................................................................................................................ 9 ORIGINS ......................................................................................................................... 9 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS .......................................................................................... 16 MULTISTAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ................................................................... 21 F-15S ENTER SERVICE ................................................................................................... 22 F-15S IN COMBAT ......................................................................................................... 23 GAME AVIONICS MODE .............................................................................................. 29 NAVIGATION MODE .......................................................................................................... 30 AIR TO AIR MODE ............................................................................................................. 31 F-15C COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS .................................................................................... 34 VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY (VSD) .................................................................................... 35 TEWS DISPLAY UNIT ......................................................................................................... 36 MULTI-PURPOSE COLOR DISPLAY (MPCD) WEAPON CONTROL PANEL ....................................... 37 INDICATED AIR SPEED (IAS) AND MACH METER ..................................................................... 38 ANGLE-OF-ATTACK (AOA) INDICATOR .................................................................................. 39 ACCELEROMETER .............................................................................................................. 39 ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR (ADI) ................................................................................. 40 HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) ............................................................................. 40 ALTIMETER ...................................................................................................................... 41 VERTICAL VELOCITY INDICATOR (VVI) ................................................................................... 41 TACHOMETER ................................................................................................................... 42 FAN TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE INDICATORS...................................................................... 42 ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATORS .......................................................................................... 43 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE POSITION INDICATOR...................................................................... 43 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR ................................................................................................ 44 BELSIMTEK 3 [F-15C] DCS CABIN PRESSURE ALTIMETER ............................................................................................... 45 CHAFF AND FLARE LIGHTS.................................................................................................... 45 F-15C HUD OPERATING MODES ........................................................................................ 46 Basic F-15C HUD Symbols ........................................................................................ 46 Navigation Mode ..................................................................................................... 47 Gunnery Modes ........................................................................................................ 49 AIM-9M/P Sidewinder "Air-to-Air" Short Range Missile (SRM) Modes.................... 51 Radar-Slaved Mode ................................................................................................. 53 AIM-7M Sparrow "Air-to-Air" Medium Range Missile (MRM) Modes ..................... 55 AIM-120 AMRAAM "Air-to-Air" Medium Range Missile (MRM) Modes .................. 58 Auto ACQuisition (AACQ) Radar Modes ................................................................... 62 AN/APG-63(V)1 RADAR .................................................................................................. 64 Long Range Search (LRS) Mode ............................................................................... 66 Single Target Track (STT) Mode ............................................................................... 68 Track While Scan (TWS) Mode ................................................................................. 69 Home On Jam (HOJ) Mode ....................................................................................... 70 Vertical Scan (VS) AACQ Mode ................................................................................ 71 Bore Sight (BORE) AACQ Mode ................................................................................ 72 AUTO GUNS (GUN) AACQ Mode .............................................................................. 72 FLOOD Mode ............................................................................................................ 73 COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS ..................................................................................... 75 AN/ALQ-135 INTERNAL ECM SYSTEM ................................................................................ 75 RADAR WARNING SYSTEMS ......................................................................................... 76 AN/ALR-56C WARNING RECEIVER ..................................................................................... 77 AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES ................................................................................................... 84 MEDIUM RANGE MISSILES .................................................................................................. 86 AIM-120 AMRAAM .................................................................................................. 86 AIM-7 Sparrow ......................................................................................................... 89 CLOSE COMBAT MISSILES ................................................................................................... 91 AIM-9 Sidewinder..................................................................................................... 91 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND MESSAGES ............................................................... 94 BELSIMTEK 4 [F-15C] DCS RADIO COMMANDS ........................................................................................................... 94 RADIO MESSAGES ........................................................................................................... 101 VOICE MESSAGES AND WARNINGS ..................................................................................... 104 THEORETICAL TRAINING ........................................................................................... 107 INDICATED AIR SPEED AND TRUE AIRSPEED .......................................................................... 107 VELOCITY VECTOR ........................................................................................................... 107 ANGLE-OF-ATTACK (AOA) INDICATOR ................................................................................ 107 TURN RATE AND RADIUS OF TURN ...................................................................................... 108 TURN RATE .................................................................................................................... 110 SUSTAINED AND INSTANTANEOUS TURNS ............................................................................. 112 ENERGY CONTROL ........................................................................................................... 112 COMBAT OPERATION BASICS .................................................................................... 114 AIR COMBAT TACTICS ...................................................................................................... 114 Target Search ......................................................................................................... 114 Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Combat ...................................................................... 115 Maneuvers ............................................................................................................. 115 Gun Employment in Air Combat ............................................................................ 116 Air-to-Air Missile Tactics ........................................................................................ 118 MISSILE BREAKAWAY ....................................................................................................... 118 F-15C FLIGHT DYNAMICS ........................................................................................... 124 Take-Off ................................................................................................................. 124 Climb .....................................................................................................................