ICP Unused Controls

[104th_Crunch]

Will this part of the ICP remain unused, (exception of the A-G button) or will there be functionality for it in the future in DCS? I am guessing it was used on legacy versions of the Viper only perhaps. Thanks

Edited November 15, 2022 by 104th_Crunch

[Falconeer]

45 minutes ago, 104th_Crunch said:

Will this part of the ICP remain unused, (exception of the A-G button) or will there be functionality for it in the future in DCS? I am guessing it was used on legacy versions of the Viper only perhaps. Thanks

 

If i'm not mistaken, those buttons are used with the Lantirn/FLIR system used on Block 40/42's

 

Older Vipers don't have an ICP as we do have now. 

Edited November 15, 2022 by Falconeer

[104th_Crunch]

Yes, I believe you are correct. FLIR for LANTIRN as shown below. I believe the Viper you show is an A/B model with no LANTIRN. I will assume that there will be no upcoming functionality with the ICP controls, but you know what they say about assuming?   Was just curious.

[Falconeer]

14 minutes ago, 104th_Crunch said:

Yes, I believe you are correct. FLIR for LANTIRN as shown below. I believe the Viper you show is an A/B model with no LANTIRN. 
 

It's an early F16 A/B model. All F16's started with basicly this cockpit, until later Blocks and upgrades like MLU.

None of these older Vipers were equiped with LANTIRN 

The place where now the left MFD is actually your SMS page. It has small push buttons with small light bulbs in it. I remember replacing these small light bulbs 

The greenish screen between the guys knees, is the radar scope.

Edited November 15, 2022 by Falconeer

[Aquorys]

There are a couple switches, buttons, etc. that don't do anything in various variants of the real world F-16. They just didn't customize the panels that much for each variant.

[Bunny Clark]

9 hours ago, 104th_Crunch said:

 I will assume that there will be no upcoming functionality with the ICP controls, but you know what they say about assuming?   Was just curious.

The Block 40/42 aircraft have a different HUD but share the same ICP. I don't think the HUD on the Block 50 supports FLIR image projection, leaving the FLIR controls on the ICP with no function on the real aircraft.

[Falconeer]

5 hours ago, Bunny Clark said:

The Block 40/42 aircraft have a different HUD but share the same ICP. I don't think the HUD on the Block 50 supports FLIR image projection, leaving the FLIR controls on the ICP with no function on the real aircraft.

Only other aircraft i know are the KF-16 Block 52's. They are Lantirn capable with TFR and FLIR

[Dragon1-1]

Technically, I suppose you could mount a LANTIRN system, complete with the navpod, to our F-16, and it would probably work. This is not done, though, Block 40 is what is used with that system.

[Skyracer]

11 hours ago, Bunny Clark said:

The Block 40/42 aircraft have a different HUD but share the same ICP. I don't think the HUD on the Block 50 supports FLIR image projection, leaving the FLIR controls on the ICP with no function on the real aircraft.

It would be nice if there was any animation for the buttons even though nothing happens 

[Bunny Clark]

16 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

Technically, I suppose you could mount a LANTIRN system, complete with the navpod, to our F-16, and it would probably work. 

I'm pretty sure the TFR on the NavPod would work, but for FLIR projection to work the HUD has to be capable of displaying raster images. That's not something all HUDs are built to do, and I'm not sure the HUD on the Block 50 is physically capable of it. 

[llOPPOTATOll]

14 hours ago, Bunny Clark said:

I'm pretty sure the TFR on the NavPod would work, but for FLIR projection to work the HUD has to be capable of displaying raster images. That's not something all HUDs are built to do, and I'm not sure the HUD on the Block 50 is physically capable of it. 

TFR would not work on our F-16, the TFR function was removed from all M4.2+ vipers