DCS Guide - Ka-50 Black Shark
Table of Contents
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Controls Setup
Part 3 - Cockpit & Equipment
Part 4 - Pre-Flight & MIssion Planning
Part 5 - Start-Up
Cold Start Procedure Overview
A - Before Start-Up
B - APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) Start
C - Engine Start
D - After Start-Up
Part 6 - Taxi & Takeoff
Taxi
How to Hover
Takeoff
Part 7 - Landing
Part 8 - Engines & Ancillary Systems
Section Structure
1 - Powerplant
1.1 - Klimov TV3-117VMA Turboshaft Engines
1.2 - Engine Controls
1.3 - Engine Indications
1.4 - Engine Operation Limits
1.5 - Electronic Engine Governors (EEG)
1.6 - EDP (Engine Dust Protection) System
2 - Ivchenko AI-9 APU (Auxiliary Power Unit)
3 - Fuel System
3.1 - Fuel System Overview
3.2 - Fuel System Controls
3.3 - Fuel Tanks
3.4 - Fuel Quantity Indicator & Warning Lamps
3.5 - External Fuel Tank (Drop Tank) Operation
4 - Hydraulic System
5 - Electrical System
6 - Anti-Ice System
7 - Fire Protection System
7.1 - General Description
7.2 - Operation
Part 9 - Aircraft Limits
Part 10 - Principles of Helicopter Flight
Flight Controls
How coaxial rotors differ from traditional helicopters
Trimming
Forces: Torque, Translational & Vertical Lift
Retreating Blade Stall & Dissymmetry of Lift
OGE vs IGE: Understanding Ground Effect
Vortex Ring State (VRS)
Part 11 - Autorotation
Part 12 - Sensors
Section Structure
1 - Introduction to Sensors
2 - I-251V Shkval Electro-Optical Targeting System
2.1 - Introduction
2.2 - Display
2.3 - Controls
2.4 - Shkval Power-Up and Designation/Lock Procedure
2.5 - Integration with HMS, ABRIS and HUD
2.6 - Shkval Limitations
3 - HMS (Helmet Mounted Sight)
3.1 - Components
3.2 - Symbology
3.3 - Shkval Slaving to HMS
Part 13 - Offence: Weapons & Armament
Section Structure
1 - Introduction
1.1 - Armament Introduction
1.2 - Armament Overview
1.3 - Weapon Interface
2 - Weapon Employment
2.1 - 2A42 30 mm Auto-Cannon
2.1.2 - Moving Cannon Mode Tutorial
2.1.1 - Cannon Modes
2.2 - Air-to-Ground Missiles
2.2.2 - KH-25ML Karen (AS-10) Missile
2.2.1 - 9A4172 Vikhr (AT-9) Missile
2.3 - Unguided Rockets
2.3.1 - S-8 (20 x 80 mm) Rockets
2.3.2 - S-13 (5 x 122 mm) Rockets
2.3.3 - Rocket Correction Table
2.4 - UPK-23-250 23 mm Auto-Cannon Pods
2.5 - FAB-250 Bombs
2.6 - KMGU-2 Cluster Sub-Munitions Dispenser
2.7 - 9M39 Igla Air-to-Air Missile (IR Seeker)
2.7.2 - Semi-Automatic Mode Tutorial
2.7.1 - Semi-Automatic vs Manual Mode
3 - Ordnance Jettison
3.2 - Vikhr Missile Jettison
3.1 - External Stores Emergency Jettison
Part 14 - Defensive Systems
Section Structure
1 - Ka-50 Black Shark Legacy (2011) Variant
1.2 - UV-26 Countermeasures Flare Dispensers
1.1 - L-140 Otklik Laser Warning System (LWS)
1.1.1 - Components
1.1.2 - Laser Warning Example
2 - Ka-50 Black Shark III Expansion (2022) Variant
2.1 - ODS (Onboard Defense System)
2.2 - L-140 Otklik Laser Warning System (LWS)
2.2.1 - Components
2.2.2 - Laser Warning Example
2.3 - Missile Warning System (MWS)
2.3.1 - Components
2.3.2 - Missile Warning Example
2.4 - UV-26 Countermeasures Flare Dispensers
Part 15 - Datalink
What is Datalink?
Datalink Setup
Transmitting Data
Receiving Data
I have target coordinates stored... now what?
Part 16 - Radio Tutorial
Radio System Overview
R-800L1 VHF/UHF Command Radio Set (VHF-2)
R-828 VHF-1 Radio Set
Part 17 - ABRIS & Navigation
Section Structure
1 - Introduction to Navigation in the Ka-50
2 - ABRIS AMMS (Advanced Moving Map System)
2.1 - Introduction
2.2 - Main Menu
2.3 - Navigation (NAV) Menu
2.4 - HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator) Menu
2.5 - ARC (Automatic Radio-Compass) Menu
2.6 - Flight Plan Menu
3 - PVI-800 Navigation System
4 - HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator)
5 - Navigation Point Types
6 - Waypoints
6.1 - Waypoint Navigation
6.2 - How to Add, Edit or Remove a Reference Point
7 - Target Points
7.1 - Target Point Creation
7.1.1 - Fly-Over Method
7.1.2 - SHKVAL Designation Method
7.2 - Using Target Points
8 - ADF (Automatic Direction Finding) Navigation
9 - INU (Inertial Navigation Unit) Drift & Navigation Fix
9.1 - INU Drift
9.2 - Coordinate Corrections Using Overfly Fix Method
9.3 - Coordinate Corrections Using Shkval Method
Part 18 - Autopilot
Autopilot Channels & Controls
Flight Director
Autopilot Functions
Summary of Autopilot Functions
1 - Route Mode
2 - Hover Mode
3 - Vertical Descent Mode
4 - Altitude Hold / Collective Brake Mode
5 - Autopilot Coupling with HMS
Part 19 - Combat Tactics
Part 20 - Other Resources
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