User Guide

BLACK HAWK ANALOG COCKPIT
Black Hawk
The cockpits of the Longbow and Kiowa are almost entirely digital, with all impor-
tant flight-status information appearing in the MFDs or Upfront display. The Black
Hawk, however, has far fewer digital readouts, and relies far more on traditional
analog aircraft instrumentation.
Cockpit Gauges
The following appear as dial gauges or bar readings built into the cockpit of the
Black Hawk.
Airspeed Indicator. Dial gauge that shows how fast the helicopter is traveling in
knots. A knot is a nautical measure of speed, approximately equal to 6076
feet/hour (a distance equal to one nautical mile). The indicator scale ranges from
0 to 250 knots.
Altimeter. Dial gauge that gives the helicopter’s altitude in feet above sea level
(which differs from height above ground level). Keep in mind that this reading
might indicate 2000 feet above sea level, while your ground altitude may show
much less than that — the ground is usually higher than sea level.
Radar Altimeter. Dial gauge that measures altitude, up to 1500 feet above
ground level. (It uses a primitive radar to bounce signals off of the ground, then
measures how long it takes for signals to return. The scale is logarithmic.)
LONGBOW 2
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Mission Clock
Overtorque
Indicator
TGT Engine Readout
Radar Warning
Receiver
N
P
Readout
Compass
Airspeed Indicator
Artificial Horizon
Radar Altimeter
Barometer
Altimeter
Rate of Climb
Indicator
Horizontal Situation
Indicator
Engine Torque
Readout