DOCUMENTATIONAircraft Systems
How each U-2S system works in the simulator: power, fuel, engine, oxygen, navigation, autopilot, flight controls, lights, landing gear, warnings, sensors and the EFB.
1 Electrical and Avionics Power
The U-2 electrical system provides and distributes power to the avionics, displays, fuel pumps, flight control systems and lighting.
2 Fuel System
The U-2 fuel system is designed to feed the engine from a single small sump tank in the fuselage, which is kept full automatically from the wing tanks.
3 Engine Start and Cockpit Controls
The U-2S is started with a pneumatic starting cart, exactly as on the real aircraft: ground crew air spins the Air Turbine Starter, ignition comes on by itself, and the pilot's job is the throttle.
4 Cabin, Oxygen and Hypoxia
The U-2 cockpit is a small pressure vessel at the edge of space.
5 Inertial Navigation System (INS)
The Inertial Navigation System (INS) is the heart of the U-2S cockpit.
6 Navigation System (INS Steering)
The U-2S carries its own INS steering computer.
7 AFCS System (Autopilot)
Miltech Simulations U-2 features a three-axis Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), designed to alleviate the load on the pilot during the long high-altitude cruise.
8 Angle of Attack (AOA)
The U-2 is landed by angle of attack, not by airspeed.
9 Speedbrakes and Lift Spoilers
The U-2 has two separate drag devices, and our rendition models them separately.
10 Lights
The exterior light switches are on the Lights and Spoiler panel.
11 Landing Gear, Brakes and Ground Handling
The U-2 sits on one main gear under the fuselage and a steerable tailwheel, with the pogos holding the wings level on the ground.
12 Warnings and Alerts
The aircraft alerts you in two places: the warning lamp panel in front of you, and - on the U-2S - the alert line at the bottom of every MFD.
13 Sensors
Everything the U-2S collects comes from the equipment you fit to it.
14 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
The U-2 EFB is an app on the standard MSFS tablet: open the tablet and choose U-2 EFB.