F-16C - Revision history

Cajunvoodoo: Moving HARM, JSOW, JDAMs, and Mavericks to the "partially/fully implemented" section. Editor's note: Shouldn't the Harm Targeting System be on the Planned section?

2021-07-12T15:27:00Z

Moving HARM, JSOW, JDAMs, and Mavericks to the "partially/fully implemented" section. Editor's note: Shouldn't the Harm Targeting System be on the Planned section?

Jak: /* FCR Page Overview */

2019-12-25T00:49:38Z

‎FCR Page Overview

Jak: /* FCR Page Overview */

2019-12-25T00:44:54Z

‎FCR Page Overview

Sirius at 09:24, 8 October 2019

2019-10-08T09:24:12Z

Jak: /* Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) */

2019-10-07T01:22:50Z

‎Situational Awareness Mode (SAM)

Jak: /* Air-to-Air Radar */

2019-10-07T01:21:44Z

‎Air-to-Air Radar

Jak: /* Range While Search (RWS) */

2019-10-07T01:19:32Z

‎Range While Search (RWS)

Jak: /* Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) and Single Target Track (STT) */

2019-10-07T01:16:51Z

‎Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) and Single Target Track (STT)

Jak: /* Range While Search (RWS) */

2019-10-07T01:16:43Z

‎Range While Search (RWS)

Jak: /* Control Stick */

2019-10-07T01:16:15Z

‎Control Stick

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 * M61A1 20mm Cannon
 * GBU-10, GBU-12
 ==Planned==
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 * CBU-103, CBU-105 Cluster Bombs
 * GBU-24
 * BRU-57/A
 * ALE-50 Towed Decoy

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 #'''Radar Mode''' - This option allows for the selection of the A/A Combined Radar Mode (CRM) or Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) mode, as well as any of the A/G radar modes (which is not covered in this section).
 #'''Sub-mode''' - In CRM, this toggles between the Range While Search (RWS) and Track While Scan (TWS) modes. In ACM, this toggles between the Boresight (BORE), 10° x 60° (60), and 30°x 20° (20) modes. These may alternatively be selected with the HOTAS: TMS right (long) will toggle between RWS/TWS in CRM, while in ACM TMS forward commands BORE, down commands 60, and right commands 20.
-#''Not yet implemented.''
+#'''Expand View''' - This toggles the Normal/Expand view. With Expand view activated, the display is zoomed in on the Acquisition Cursor. A box indicates the region of the Expand view relative to the regular display scale. Expand can be toggled with the Pinky Switch.
 #''Not yet implemented.''
 #''Not yet implemented.''

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 The Fire Control Radar page is presented in an azimuth over range format with the aircraft at the bottom center of the display. The range axis is displayed in a vertical format, where higher range is higher on the physical MFD screen. Azimuth is horizontal, where something at the center of the display is directly in front of the ownship aircraft, and accordingly left/right of it when left/right of the display center.
 #'''Radar Mode''' - This option allows for the selection of the A/A Combined Radar Mode (CRM) or Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) mode, as well as any of the A/G radar modes (which is not covered in this section).
-#'''Sub-mode''' - In CRM, this toggles between the Range While Search (RWS) and Track While Scan (TWS) modes. In ACM, this toggles between the Boresight (BORE), 10° x 60° (60), and 30°x 20° (20) modes. These may alternatively be selected with the Target Management Switch (TMS) on the stick: TMS Right for more than 1.1 seconds will toggle between RWS/TWS in CRM, while in ACM TMS forward commands BORE, down commands 60, and right commands 20.
+#'''Sub-mode''' - In CRM, this toggles between the Range While Search (RWS) and Track While Scan (TWS) modes. In ACM, this toggles between the Boresight (BORE), 10° x 60° (60), and 30°x 20° (20) modes. These may alternatively be selected with the HOTAS: TMS right (long) will toggle between RWS/TWS in CRM, while in ACM TMS forward commands BORE, down commands 60, and right commands 20.
 #''Not yet implemented.''
 #''Not yet implemented.''
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 #''Not yet implemented.''
-#'''Azimuth Caret''' - This vertical "T" shaped indication indicates the current location of the radar antenna with respect to azimuth (left/right) of the aircraft. The azimuth is usually centered on a bearing relative to the aircraft itself except when in Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) or Single Target Track (STT). The tick marks each indicates 10° azimuth, with the center tick being 0° (60° left/right is the physical maximum).
+#'''Azimuth Caret''' - This vertical "T" shaped indication indicates the current location of the radar antenna with respect to azimuth (left/right) of the aircraft. The tick marks each indicate 10° azimuth, with the center tick being 0° (60° left/right is the physical maximum).
 #'''Elevation Caret''' - This horizontal "T" shape indicates the current vertical elevation of the radar with respect to the horizon. The radar elevation is always stabilized to the horizon. The elevation is shifted up and down via the Antenna Elevation Knob on the throttle and may also change automatically as a result of the bar setting. Each blue tick mark indicates 10° above or below the horizon, with the middle tick being the horizon.
 #'''Bullseye Information''' - This arrow indicates the bearing from the aircraft to the bullseye. The number within indicates the bearing to the bullseye.
 #''Not yet implemented.''
 #'''Bar Setting''' - The radar antenna may automatically change position after each azimuth sweep to scan multiple elevations or "bars." The bar number corresponds to the number of different elevations scanned. The first bar is always the manually set elevation with the Antenna Elevation Knob, while the second and fourth bars are automatic and based off the manual setting of the first bar.
-#'''Azimuth Setting''' - The radar horizontal azimuth setting is set here. The number displayed is the left/right azimuth (i.e. half of the total) in tens of degrees (6=60°, total 120°). The azimuth may be set to 10°, 30°, or 60°. Placing the Acquisition Cursor at the very left or right edge of the FCR page will command a toggle between 30°/60°, although 10° requires manual pushbutton selection.
+#'''Azimuth Setting''' - The radar horizontal azimuth setting is set here. The number displayed is the left/right azimuth (i.e. half of the total) in tens of degrees (6=60°, total 120°). The azimuth may be set to 10°, 30°, or 60°.
-#'''Range Scale''' - The scale of the FCR page may be set with these two arrows. The number represents the maximum range it displays in nautical miles. This setting is only what the page displays; the radar will always scan to the farthest distance possible. The available options are 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160 nautical miles. Slewing the Acquisition Cursor to the bottom of the display will decrease the range while slewing up will increase the range, as a means of HOTAS range control.
+#'''Range Scale''' - The scale of the FCR page may be set with these two arrows. The number represents the maximum range it displays in nautical miles. This setting is only what the page displays; the radar will always scan to the farthest distance possible. The available options are 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160 nautical miles.
-#'''Acquisition Cursor''' - This is a cursor controlled with the Cursor/Enable Switch on the throttle, used for acquiring tracks and contacts into either Single Target Track or Situational Awareness Mode. Two numbers are displayed to the right indicating the maximum and minimum altitudes in thousands of feet the radar can see at the point the cursor is placed; this naturally changes with the elevation setting.
+#'''Acquisition Cursor''' - This is a cursor controlled with the Cursor/Enable Switch on the throttle, used for acquiring tracks and contacts into either Single Target Track or Situational Awareness Mode. Two numbers are displayed to the right indicating the maximum and minimum altitudes in thousands of feet the radar can see at the point the cursor is placed; this naturally changes with the elevation/bar setting.
-#'''Horizon Line''' - This line is always aligned with the horizon and indicates the pitch roll of the aircraft.
+#'''Horizon Line''' - This line is always aligned with the horizon and indicates the pitch and roll of the aircraft.
 #'''Steerpoint''' - The current steerpoint is indicated by this "wedding cake" shape.
-#'''Scan Limit Lines''' - When the scan azimuth is, under any circumstance except Single Target Track, less than 60° two blue lines indicate the area covered with the current azimuth setting. The azimuth center can be slewed with the Acquisition Cursor by simply "pushing" either lines left or right with the cursor.
+#'''Scan Limit Lines''' - When the scan azimuth is, under any circumstance except Single Target Track, less than 60° two blue lines indicate the area covered with the current azimuth setting. The azimuth center is centered on the Acquisition Cursor except in RWS SAM or TWS with a bugged track.
 ==CRM Submodes==

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 ==ACM Submodes==
 ==Single Target Track (STT)==
 ==A/A Radar HUD Indications==

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 Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) is a Range While Search function which allows for a contact to be designated, which will then center the scan azimuth on it and display it as a trackfile as opposed to a raw contact. Weapon guidance is available in SAM mode on the designated trackfile; as the radar continues to scan it will continue to display other raw contacts.
-SAM is entered by slewing the Acquisition Cursor over a contact and pressing TMS forward. The cursor is then slaved onto the trackfile.
+SAM is entered by slewing the Acquisition Cursor over a contact and pressing TMS forward. The cursor is then slaved onto the trackfile. Normal RWS can be returned to via TMS aft.
 ===Track While Scan (TWS)===

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 The F-16C is equipped with the AN/APG-68 pulse Doppler radar. This section will cover its air-to-air (A/A) functionality for surveillance of aircraft and to provide A/A weapon systems guidance in engaging aerial targets. The A/A radar is accessed from the Fire Control Radar (FCR) page. This section will provide an overview of the Fire Control Radar page in Combined Radar Mode (CRM) and Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) mode; these are the two air-to-air main modes of the FCR.
 ==FCR Page Overview==

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 Range While Search (RWS) provides the largest scan volume selection available and is designed for surveillance of a large area. With its Situational Awareness Mode (SAM), it also allows for weapons guidance.
 #'''Raw Contacts''' - "Raw" radar contacts are displayed as hollow squares. As a contact 'ages' (the time passed since it has been swept over by the antenna), it visually fades and will eventually disappear. These are the raw returns of the radar, and as such multiple raw contacts may be a single aerial target.
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+====Situational Awareness Mode (SAM)====
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+Situational Awareness Mode (SAM) is a Range While Search function which allows for a contact to be designated, which will then center the scan azimuth on it and display it as a trackfile as opposed to a raw contact. Weapon guidance is available in SAM mode on the designated trackfile; as the radar continues to scan it will continue to display other raw contacts.
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+SAM is entered by slewing the Acquisition Cursor over a contact and pressing TMS forward. The cursor is then slaved onto the trackfile.
 ===Track While Scan (TWS)===

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 ***FCR SOI: Steps bugged track in TWS or commands HUD scan in ACM
 ***TGP SOI: Commands area track
-**'''Right, 1.1s'''
+**'''Right [long hold]'''
 ***FCR SOI: Toggles TWS and RWS mode