Specifications

[P-51D Mustang]
DCS
EAGLE DYNAMICS
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Figure 43: Airspeed Indicator
Red Line IAS lowers as altitude increases above 5,000 ft. Always anticipate a lower
maximum permissible IAS as altitude increases above 5,000 ft!
Altimeter
The AN5760-2 altimeter determines the altitude at which the aircraft is flying by measuring
atmospheric pressure. The instrument consists of 3 needles; the shortest needle indicates altitude in
tens of thousands of feet, the medium needle indicates altitude in thousands of feet, and the long
needle indicates altitude in hundreds of feet. For example, the image below indicates 29,500 ft.
The instrument includes a Kollsman window on the right side of the face to indicate the sea level
reference pressure in inches of mercury (inHg). The reference pressure can be adjusted by turning
the reference pressure knob.
Figure 44: AN5760-2 Pressure Altimeter indicating 29,500 ft.
10,000 ft. needle
1,000 ft. needle
100 ft. needle
Reference
pressure (inHg)
Reference
pressure knob