100Fuegos Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Is there a reason for the hud to show different speeds depending on whether it is in AA or AG or ENR? tnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 In AA it shows you TAS while in ENR/NAV it shows you IAS. Those are two different type of speeds. Why they designed it like that is beyond me however. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Fuegos Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 hace 4 minutos, razo+r dijo: In AA it shows you TAS while in ENR/NAV it shows you IAS. Those are two different type of speeds. Why they designed it like that is beyond me however. and the needle clock marks the IAS? a bit weird, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, razo+r said: In AA it shows you TAS while in ENR/NAV it shows you IAS. Those are two different type of speeds. Why they designed it like that is beyond me however. Well...almost. The BVR AA mode displays TAS on the HUD, while every other mode--the various WVR AA modes and NAV--display IAS. BVR displays TAS because you need to quickly calculate closure rates, etc and IAS doesn't allow you to do that at all. Or that's my take on it. anyway. Oh, and "Reticle" mode displays no airspeed at all. 2 1 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator78 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) On 8/5/2023 at 10:12 AM, 100Fuegos said: and the needle clock marks the IAS? a bit weird, isn't it? The analog speedometer actually shows IAS and TAS with two needles, which is a nice feature if you ask me. (TAS is shown in the Mach meter) For assessing your aircraft's current performance in WVR combat, IAS is quite helpful, but for navigation and BVR combat TAS is more useful. Edited August 10, 2023 by Aviator78 Wrong information 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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