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Dedicated
Display Systems
Overview Provide the flight crew with data
required to fly the vehicle manually or to monitor automatic FCS
performance.
Attitude
Director Indicator Provide attitude data, including attitude rates and errors.
Horizontal
Situation Indicator Displays a pictorial view of the vehicle's position.
Alpha
Mach Indicator Display vehicle angle of attack.
Altitude/Vertical
Velocity Indicator Displays
vertical acceleration, vertical velocity, barometric altitude and
radar altitude.
Surface
Position Indicator Displays actual and commanded positions of elevons, body flap, rudder,
aileron and speed brake.
Flight
Control System Push Button Indicators Transmit moding requests to digital autopilot.
Reaction
Control System Command Lights Indicate RCS jet comands by axis and direction.
G-Meter Senses linear acceleration along the Z axis of the vehicle.
Head-up Display Optical miniprocessor that cues the commander during final landing
approach.
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