correct as-is Manual range wheel has functionality

[суховей]

It says here that the wheel is used to manually enter a range of 0 to 1200 meters in the "forecast-track" gun mode when there is no IRST lock.

Edited 9 hours ago by суховей

[AeriaGloria]

22 minutes ago, суховей said:

It says here that the wheel is used to manually enter a range of 0 to 1200 meters in the "forecast-track" gun mode when there is no IRST lock.

The plan was to have it range like a circle to the targets wingspan apparently. But the plan never went through and you were stuck using target size dial with funnel. 
 

This is MiG-29B tech manual right? 

[Gadreel]

Translation atempt (AI:

 

"...On the PSC-3I panel (and with data from COLS), the base value of the target B is entered. With the distance input (via a potentiometer), the range to the target is defined within a range up to about 1200 meters. If the system is moved from the stop of the potentiometer, a manual range input is produced, allowing the use of the input distance in the calculations of the range...."

[суховей]

27 минут назад, AeriaGloria сказал:

This is MiG-29B tech manual right? 

Correct. 

I trust such documents.

Wheel on the throttle was supposed to be used for manual ranging like in WW2 gyro sight. 

The wingspan is entered on the PSR-31 console. 

Edited 9 hours ago by суховей

[суховей]

33 минуты назад, Gadreel сказал:

(and with data from COLS),

No, AI mistake. 

The original says that if there is no data from the sensors.

[суховей]

42 минуты назад, AeriaGloria сказал:

But the plan never went through and you were stuck using target size dial with funnel. 

Where does this information come from?

[AeriaGloria]

12 minutes ago, суховей said:

Where does this information come from?

Well ED said it was intended for an external base rangefinder, which basically is Soviet speak for moving a circle to match the wingspan. 
 

Thing is MiG-29B technical manual can be wierd. It gets HMS symbology wrong and few other things are “different.” I love it all the same, it’s chapter on coop mode is a one of a kind, but I would look for other sources personally that it was actually integrated in all production aircraft and MiG-29b tech isn’t just saying that because it was intended and dropped at the last moment. It’s almost like the MiG-29b tech writer is a technical genius who didn’t spend a lot of time around people flying it lol. 

[суховей]

1 час назад, AeriaGloria сказал:

Ну, Эд сказал, что он предназначен для внешнего базового дальномера, что, по сути, на советском сленге означает перемещение круга в соответствии с размахом крыльев.

Yes, the end of the paragraph confirms this.

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The computer should generate coordinates, vertical movement speed, and the radius of the aiming mark. Additionally, the fire line vectors (probably mean "the funnel) should be displayed.

Maybe ED is right and it was never implemented. I need to read more sources of information.

UPD. I read this manual to the end. There is nothing further about this wheel. There is nothing about manual range input in the description of FCR modes and HUD indications.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by суховей