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Flight Control System Overhead panel

 

PRIM / SEC On / Reset buttons ( guarded)  

There are 2 panels associated with the flight control system they are overhead and on the left and right. The left panel houses the Turbulence push button and the PRIM 1 and SEC 1 computer On/Off Reset buttons. The Right side panel houses the PRIM 2, 3 and SEC 2 On/Off Reset push buttons. All buttons except the Turbulence button are guarded.

 

Normal operation. The Flight control computers are on and operative

 

 

In/On

 

The flight control computer is not operative

 

 

Out/Off

 

Flight control fault associated with the computer

Appears for approximately 10 seconds on power up of the PRIM computers

Appears for approximately 10 seconds when the PRIM computers are reset.

 

 

FAULT

 

Computer is off

 

 

Turbulence Button

 

In

 

OFF/R

 

Modifies the Flight control laws to lessen excessive maneuvering ion turbulence

 

 

Turbulence mode is operative

 

 

ON

 

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