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Tactical Situation Display

Picture courtesy of Lockheed Martin
The Tactical Situation Display was located immediately in front of the pilot on the large screen.  Since
we did not go to the expense of using hard buttons around the screen periphery, the button labels were
touch sensitive to emulate the behavior of real buttons.  The standby flight display (lower left) is also normally a separate piece
of hardware, but implemented on this screen for simplicity. It was the pilot's only instrument cue to the aircraft attitude,
speed (digital Mach 1.39) and altitude (50,000 ft).. 
The display shows the tactical situation with the proposed route to the target area in blue and known enemy defensive
positions in yellow pentagons.  The pilot has enabled the radar coverage overlay to show the limits of his radar system.
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