Concorde overhead panel

Concorde overhead panel (Aft)

This section of the overhead panel covers the following;

1. Flightdeck door and crew communication

2. Lighting controls

3. Fwd Fuel Transfer switch

4. Anti Ice Part 1

5. Engine flight rating controls

6. Emergency Evacuation

7. Fasten Seatbelt and No Smoking Sign control

8. Captains lighting controls

9. Throttle Master

10. Co Pilots lighting control

11. Anti Ice Part 2

12. Auto throttle and engine controls

13. Hydraulic Servo control

14. Relay Jack Jam Control

15. Cockpit Voice Recorder Microphone

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Cockpit Door lock interphone and steward call.

Some changes were made to this panel following the 9/11 attacks, the cockpit door lock switch was fitted and the ground call button moved to the panel below next to the no smoking/fasten seatbelt switches.

Navigation Lighting Control

Anti-Ice controls (Part 1)

Pressurization static heater control

Part of the anti-ice system these heaters prevent ice buildup on the pressurization vents/intakes

Air data system anti-ice control

Drain mast anti-ice control

Engine flight rating

Emergency Evacuation Controls

No Smoking / Fasten seatbelts / Ground call

Cockpit illumination controls (Pilot side)

Throttle Master Control.

Cockpit illumination controls (1st Officer side)

Anti Ice (Part 2) Engine, Wing and Intake

Concorde anti ice system is a combination of electrically heated panels and heaters and heated air systems. See below for detail.

Autothrottle and engine controls

Hydraulic Servo Control.

In the event of a PFCU jam fault it is possible to change control of the flight surfaces using the hydraulic control unit seen to the left. This unit is used in conjunction with the Icovol and Mech Jam indicators as shown below

Here you can see the basic diagram of hydraulic control for the flight surfaces