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Flight Reference Cards for Pilots

The document provides detailed information on the instrument panels of various fighter planes, including single-engine and twin-engine/jets like the P-51, P-47, Bf-109, and B-17. It outlines the specific instruments and controls available to pilots and co-pilots, including gauges for speed, altitude, and engine performance. Additionally, it includes control key mappings for various flight and engine operations.

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Flight Reference Cards for Pilots

The document provides detailed information on the instrument panels of various fighter planes, including single-engine and twin-engine/jets like the P-51, P-47, Bf-109, and B-17. It outlines the specific instruments and controls available to pilots and co-pilots, including gauges for speed, altitude, and engine performance. Additionally, it includes control key mappings for various flight and engine operations.

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FIGHTER PLANES INSTRUMENT PANELS

SINGLE–ENGINE AIRCRAFT
P-51: Pilot’s Instrument View P-47: Pilot’s Instrument View Bf-109: Pilot’s Instrument View FW-190: Pilot’s Instrument View
18
1 18
9
31

29
17
1 2
7 18
30 2 18
2 12 13
3 1 3 2
10
9 1
10 28
4 5
3 9 4
20
15 4
10 5
5 28 29 21 5 3 4 8
6 8
29 7
32 33 8
15

6
17 19
13
15 19

21
29

Centre View Centre View Centre View Centre View

11

16
11
20
13 16 15
13 12 11
12 11
25 23
13
8
19 32
12
8

Left View Right View Left View Right View Left View Right View Left View Right View

1
2
Compass
Artificial Horizon
TWIN-ENGINE/JET AIRCRAFT
3 Airspeed Indicator P-38: Pilot’s Instrument View Me-262: Pilot’s Instrument View
4 Tachometer
5 Altimeter
6 Oil Pressure Gauge 29
4
7 Engine Temperature Gauge 1 30
9
2
8 Fuel Gauge 3 2
18

9 Manifold Pressure Gauge 10

10 Rate of Climb Indicator 3 4 4


5 28 10 5
11 Throttles 1
6 24 24
12 12 13
Flaps Lever 8 8

13 Landing Gear Handle 15


21
16
31 31
14 Battery Switch
8 8
15 Magnetos
16 Fuel Mixture
17 Starter Switch
18 Gunsight Controls
19 Fuel Tank Selectors
20 Master Battery Switch Centre View Centre View
21 Mainline Switch
22 Fuel Cock
23 Starter Cover and Starter 11
11 12
24 Gas Temperature Gauges 11
21
13
12 11
25 Fuel Cock levers
13
26 Starter Covers and Switches (Right cockpit side) 22 26

27 Starter Buttons (Throttle mounted) 19


28 Turn and Bank Indicator
Left View Right View Left View Right View
29 Clock
30 Directional Gyro
31 Ammo Counters
32
33
Flaps Indicator
Landing Gear Indicator
REFERENCE CARD
Pilot CO-PILOT
Pilot’s Instrument View (Instrument View/F4)
1. Voltmeter (AC)
2. Radio Compass
B-17 instrument panels Co-Pilot’s Control Panel – Right
41. (x4) Intercooler Controls

3. Flux Gate Compass Co-Pilot’s Instrument View


4. Hydraulic Oil Pressure Gauge 42. (x2) Cylinder Head Temperatures Gauges
5. Pilot’s Directional Indicator 43. (x2) Fuel Pressure Gauges
6. Pilot’s Localiser Indicator 44. (x2) Oil Pressure Gauges
7. Altimeter 10 45. (x2) Oil Temperatures Gauges
6 12
8. (x4) Propeller Feathering Switches 1 = Engine One etc. 46. (x2) Carburettor Air Temperatures Gauges (behind column)
9. Airspeed Indicator 14 14 47. Free Air Temperature Gauges
5 48. Fuel Quantity Gauge (US Gallons)
10. Directional Gyro 3 43 43 47
11. Rate of Climb Indicator 50 49. Carburettor Air Filter Switch
12. Flight Indicator 50. (x4) Oil Dilution Switches
2 9 13 15 15 51. Engine Starting Switches
13. Turn and Bank Indicator 11
7 52. Parking Brake Control
14. (x2) Manifold Pressure Gauges 48 49
15. (x2) Tachometer (RPM) 44 44 53. Engine Fire Extinguisher Controls
16. Landing Gear warning light 17 16 18 19
17. Bomber Call light 8 26 28
45 45
18. Tail Wheel Lock light 1 4 27 39 40 40 31 51
19. Flap Position Indicator (Up/Down) 30
37 37 42
Pilot’s Control Panel – Left 32
33 38 46
20. Ammeters 53
42
21. Generator Switches
22. Battery Switches 52
23. Hydraulic Pump Servicing Switch 21
24. Voltmeter Selector
25. Inverter Switch
25
Pilot’s Control Panel – Pedestal 30
26. (x4) Ignition Switches (Magnetos)
27. (x4) Fuel Boost Pump Switches 23
28. (x4) Fuel Shut Off Valve Switches 41
29. (x4) Cowl Flap Control Valves
30. Landing Gear Switch
31. Wing Flap Switch 24
35
32. (x4) Turbo Supercharger Controls
33. Turbo and Mixture Control Lock 36
34. Throttle Control Lock
35. Propeller Control Lock
36. (x4) Propeller Pitch Controls
37. (2x2) Throttle Controls
38. (x4) Mixture Controls (Lean-Rich)
39. Recognition Lights/Running Light Switches
40. (x2) Landing Lights Switches

Flight Controls Key(s) Engine Controls


control keys B-17 Controls Padlock Targeting Controls
Pitch (Nose Up) . Select Engine 1 Q Pilot Helper (Toggle) H Padlock Nearest Enemy Y
Pitch (Nose Down) ; Select Engine 2 W Switch to Action SHIFT + H Padlock Nearest B-17 CTRL + Y
Roll (Bank Left) Z Select Engine 3 E Start Mission CTRL + B Padlock Nearest Airfield SHIFT + Y
Roll (Bank Right) X Select Engine 4 R Instruments View I Padlock Target Nearest Centre of View U
Yaw (Rudder Left) B Start Engine A (or Engine key + A) Action View A Clear/Restore Padlock View SHIFT + U
Yaw (Rudder Right) N Stop Engine S (or Engine key + S) Window (Miscellaneous) View W Cockpit Views
Flaps Up F Feather Engine D (or Engine key + D) Compartment View C Instrument Snap CTRL + I
Flaps Down SHIFT + F Engine 1 Throttle (Up/Down) No Default Bombardier’s station (if occupied) ` Snap View (Toggle) CTRL + P
Engine 2 Throttle (Up/Down) No Default Navigator’s station (if occupied) 1
Steering/Brake Controls Engine 3 Throttle (Up/Down) No Default Cheek Gunner’s station (if occupied) 2 Other Views
Left Steering Brake B Engine 4 Throttle (Up/Down) No Default Pilot’s station (if occupied) 3 Internal View F1
Right Steering Brake N Port Engines Throttles (Up/Down) No Default Co-Pilot’s station (if occupied) 4 External View F2
Parking Brake On P Starboard Engines Throttles (Up/Down) No Default Top Turret Gunner’s station. (if occupied) 5 Chase View Spacebar (from External view)
Parking Brake Off SHIFT + P Throttle Step Up = (or Engine key + =) Radio Operator’s station (if occupied) 6 Bomb Release and Target View F6
Wheel Brakes On INSERT Throttle Step Down - (or Engine key + -) Ball Turret Gunner (if occupied) 7
Wheel Brakes Off DELETE Throttle Step Up – Fine CTRL + = Left Waist Gunner (if occupied) 8 Camera Controls
Tailwheel Lock On T Throttle Step Down – Fine CTRL + - Right Waist Gunner (if occupied) 9 Zoom In (Coarse) Numpad +
Tailwheel Lock Off SHIFT + T Throttle Maximum SHIFT + = Tail Gunners Station (if occupied) 0 Zoom Out (Coarse) Numpad -
Throttle Minimum SHIFT + - Any Alternative View Spacebar Zoom In (Fine) CTRL + Numpad +
Landing Gear Controls All Throttles (Up) + (or Engine key + +) Zoom Out (Fine) CTRL + Numpad -
Landing Gear (All) Raise Up Arrow All Throttles (Down) - (or Engine key + -) Flight Instruments Reset Camera Numpad 5
Landing Gear (All) Lower SHIFT + Up Arrow Lock Out AI Engine Control L (or Engine key + L) Pilot Instruments Camera Up (Coarse) Numpad 7
Landing Gear (Left Main) Raise Left Arrow War Emergency Power (WEP) Enable K (or Engine key + K) (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F4 Camera Down (Coarse) Numpad 1
Landing Gear (Left Main) Lower SHIFT + Left Arrow Engine Fire Extinguisher J (or Engine key + J) Co-Pilot Instruments Camera Left (Coarse) Numpad 4
Landing Gear (Right Main) Raise Right Arrow (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F5 Camera Right (Coarse) Numpad 6
Landing Gear (Right Main) Lower SHIFT + Right Arrow Game Controls Engine Instruments Zoom Camera Forward (Coarse) Numpad 8
Landing Gear (Tail/Nose) Raise Down Arrow Computer/Manual Control (Toggle) M (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F6 Camera Backward (Coarse) Numpad 2
Landing Gear (Tail/Nose) Lower SHIFT + Down Arrow Accelerate Time 2x, 4x, 8x (Cycle Through) Home Directional Instruments Zoom Camera Pan Left (Coarse) Numpad 0
Decelerate Time 2x, 4x, 8x (Cycle Through) End (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F7 Camera Pan Right (Coarse) Numpad .
In-Flight Trim Controls Pause (Toggle) Pause Fuel & Electrics Instruments Zoom Camera Pan Up (Coarse) Numpad 9
Trim Positive Elevator – Fine CTRL + END Time Skip Return (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F8 Camera Pan Down (Coarse) Numpad 3
Trim Negative Elevator – Fine CTRL + HOME Mini-Time Skip CTRL + Return Startup & Cooling Instruments Zoom Camera Up (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 7
Trim Left Aileron – Fine CTRL + DELETE Jump to Next Plane (in sequence) ] (Pilot/Co-Pilot Instrument View) F9 Camera Down (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 1
Trim Right Aileron – Fine CTRL + PAGE DOWN Jump to Previous Plane (in sequence) [ Camera Left (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 4
Trim Left Rudder – Fine CTRL + INSERT Jump to Own B-17 Backspace Bombsight Controls Camera Right (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 6
Trim Right Rudder – Fine CTRL + PAGE UP Bombsight Fine Correction Adjuster B Camera Forward (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 8
Trim Positive Elevator – Coarse SHIFT + END Bombsight Search/Track Mode SHIFT + K Camera Backward (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 2
Trim Negative Elevator – Coarse SHIFT + HOME Bombsight Rate Correction Adjuster N Camera Pan Up (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 3
Trim Left Aileron – Coarse SHIFT + DELETE Camera Pan Down (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 9
Trim Right Aileron – Coarse SHIFT + PAGE DOWN Weapon Controls Camera Pan Left (Fine) CTRL + Numpad 0
Trim Left Rudder – Coarse SHIFT + INSERT Machine Guns ’ Camera Pan Right (Fine) CTRL + Numpad .
Trim Right Rudder – Coarse SHIFT + PAGE UP Cannons ’
Trim – Neutral CTRL + Backspace Eject Drop Tanks CTRL + D Miscellaneous Controls
Console Mode ESC
Bail Out CTRL + SHIFT + B
Quit Mission CTRL + SHIFT + Q
Quit to Desktop ALT + F4

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