Flight Control Emergency Override Panel
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Flight Control & Emergency Override Panel
Left console, below the Autopilot and LASTE panel.
Provides manual control and emergency override functions for the aircraft’s primary flight control systems. It allows the pilot to disengage hydraulic control servos, operate trim in emergency mode, and revert to manual (mechanical) flight control if both hydraulic systems fail.
SPD BK EMER RETR Switch — Two-position toggle switch to retract speed brakes in an emergency (momentary ON).
PITCH/ROLL TRIM Switch (NORM / EMER OVERRIDE) — Two-position toggle; enables emergency trim system bypassing the normal electrical circuit.
NOSE ON Control (Trim Hat) — Four-way hat switch allowing manual trim adjustment: Nose Up / Nose Down / Left Wing Down / Right Wing Down.
AILERON EMER DISENGAGE Switches (L / R) — Two guarded two-position toggles to disengage the left and right aileron hydraulic actuators.
ELEVATOR EMER DISENGAGE Switches (L / R) — Two guarded two-position toggles to disengage the left and right elevator hydraulic actuators.
FLAP EMER RETR Switch — Two-position toggle to retract flaps in case of hydraulic failure.
FLT CONT Switch (NORM / MAN REVERSION) — Two-position rotary selector; enables manual reversion mode, connecting flight controls directly to control cables bypassing hydraulics.
1 × ON-OFF momentary for SPD BK EMER RETR
1 × ON-ON for PITCH/ROLL TRIM NORM/EMER
4 × ON-OFF (guarded) for AILERON and ELEVATOR EMER DISENGAGE
1 × ON-OFF for FLAP EMER RETR
Trim Hat: 1 × 4-way momentary hat switch (with common ground)
Rotary Selector: 1 × 2-position rotary or toggle with distinctive orange cap for FLT CONT
3 mm matte black acrylic faceplate with engraved white legends and yellow/black caution border.
Use M3 hardware for mounting; toggles spaced at least 15 mm center-to-center.
“MAN REVERSION” knob recommended in brown or orange for visual realism.
Green LED backlighting behind legends.
Optional amber LED highlighting the border to accent emergency use.