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OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK

Cockpit systems
were upgraded
several times
across the life of
the aircraft

Right: The pilot looked
through a Head-Up
Display (HUD)

“THECOCKPITWASSPACIOUS,WITH

ROOMONTHEMAININSTRUMENTPANELAND
SIDEPANELSFORTHECOMPLEXAVIONICSSYSTEMS”

COCKPIT main instrument panel and side panels for the
complex avionics systems.
A crew of two both sat on Martin Baker Mk10 The pilot looked forwards through a Head-Up
ejection seats. The seats were remarkably Display, which projected vital light information
advanced and included integral personal onto the windscreen, meaning that they never
equipment connectors for anti-G suits, oxygen needed to re-focus their view inside during
supply, communications and air conditioning. combat. The rear seat crew member was
The back seat
The ejection seats had what is known as ‘zero responsible for the operation of the diverse
crew member was
zero’ capability, meaning that a trapped crew weapons stores, assessing targets and responsible for
could escape from zero speed and zero height, threats, and also operated the advanced radar tactics, navigation and
all the way to 50,000 feet and 630 knots. system housed in the nose behind the carbon weapons selection
The cockpit was spacious, with room on the composite cone.

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