Extranajero Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Allow me to present the ExtranaHOTAS project. It is made from MDF, plywood, ingenuity and poverty. I'll be using it with A10C mostly I think, but I decided to use Russian styling just to be different. Russian cockpits are cool. I'll have all the A10C functions covered except the CMS hat, which will be going on the throttle instead. I have to cram 21 wires inside the stick as it is - I don't need another 5 to mess around with. The basic shape is finished but there is a lot of filler and sanding in my future if it's going to look good. --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Sokol1_br Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Looks good. :thumbup: But to be "Russian" need a adjustable palm rest. :D Sokol1 Edited January 9, 2015 by Sokol1_br
Extranajero Posted December 20, 2014 Author Posted December 20, 2014 But to be "Russian" need a adjustable palm rest. :D Sokol1 :D Yes, it does.... I did think about that, but I want to have a cockpit ready before I am too old to fly ;) Russian ergonomics are crazy. They give the pilot an adjustable palm rest but to change radar modes he has to reach for a switch under the ejection seat or behind his shoulder. I have real world experience of some Russian military weapons and when you mount a night vision sight on them you need a neck like a Giraffe to be able to look through it :lol: I am exaggerating of course, just for fun...I have a LOT of respect for Russian technology ;) --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Extranajero Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Stopped work on the grip for now because the next job is making the hat switch buttons. I was going to machine them from aluminium, but I don't have any anodising capability and decided they wouldn't look right in a natural finish. So I have ordered some black delrin. But meanwhile I have been machining the base. Here is the pitch gimbal. I have chosen 30 degrees fore and aft movement and geared the pot 3:1 The shaft extends through the gimbal because I want to experiment with using a weight combined with elastic cords as a centering mechanism. There will be an extension threaded into the shaft to attach the weight and the cords. --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
cefs Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 this may be of interest, this guy builds b206 controls, have a look at his cyclic and counterweight http://www.computerrepairs.ca/Simulator.htm
Extranajero Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 That is interesting, thanks. --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
sobek Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Don't you want to consider using hall sensors? Seems like a shameto me to combine this solid craftsmanship with such outdated sensors as potentiometers. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
7rooper Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Great job!! My rig specs: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.4Ghz // Corsair 16GB DDR3 // MoBo Asus Z87K // HDD 1TB 7200RPM // eVGA Nvidia GTX 760GT 2GB DDR5 // LG 3D 47" 1920x1080 // Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS // Saitek Combat Pro Pedals // Thrustmaster MFD Cougar pack // PS3 Eye + FTNOIR
Extranajero Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) I may not use pots in the final design, but for now I am much more interested in the mechanical aspect of the stick. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with a pot as a position sensor. They have been used in many aerospace applications. The reason pots have a bad reputation is that the ones used in consumer joysticks are ( very badly ) made in Chinese Communist sweatshops. Edit :- Sounds like I was implying all consumer joysticks have bad pots - I'm sure this isn't the case. It's just that every one I have tried to mend has had terrible quality pots. Edited January 11, 2015 by Extranajero --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Extranajero Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 Finished the base, back to the grip now. I am going to modify it to take an adjustable palm rest as per Sokols suggestion... --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
Jimbo Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I found this home anodizing tutorial a while ago: Seems a bit lengthy, but not too tough.....
VMFA-Blaze Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 throttle problems I have been offline for several years... I had actually played Flanker many years ago and was there at the at the beginning when Lock-on was introduced..... As life always throws you problems, I have some serious health issues .... My health is now a little more stable and thought that it might be a good time to go back and try the most difficult of issues, Modern Combat... I'm totally impressed with advances that Ed has implemented in the FC 3..... But as it stands I can't get my joystick operating properly... So, this is how it stacks up.. My hotas is from the old school, it's a cougar and at one point in time I went all out and modded it with the NXT and rudder configuration. This ( at the time it was extremely expensive. about the same as todays Wart Hog...) So I've been trying to set up my Cougar to work with the FC software and haven't been able to get my throttle to function.. I thought it would work if I tried it out on the new saber jet but (no joy...) I have lost a lot of my programmer skills and the Foxy software was never one of my strong points... Anyway do one of you experts know If I can possibly make this cougar and if so how do I go about this If one of you guys could take the time to explain this to me I will forever be in your dept intel Cor i7-6700K ASUS ROG MAX VIII Extreme G.Skill TridentZ Series 32 GB Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SATA II ASUS GTX 1080/DIRECTX 12 Windows 10 PRO Thrustmaster Warthog Oculus Rift VR
Extranajero Posted February 2, 2015 Author Posted February 2, 2015 Yeah I saw that a while back Jimbo. I honestly just don't have the room right now to do it...although I think I have everything needed except the dye. VMFA-Blaze - I'm not sure how I can help with this - did you mean to post somewhere else ? Good luck anyway mate, I hope you get everything working properly --------------------------------------------------------- PC specs:- Intel 386DX, 2mb memory, onboard graphics, 14" 640x480 monitor Modules owned:- Bachem Natter, Cessna 150, Project Pluto, Sopwith Snipe
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