Complete A-10C Cockpit Interest?

[LynxDK]

Glareshield Price Update.

 

Here is the prices for the Glareshield.

Note that there is a mounting Foundation mentioned, but it is not shown.

This is 2 pieces that you put in front, and behind the MIP plate, so that the Glareshield get the right angle. They are not shown because i have to Work them out to match the MIP, so its in the Works.

The Pictures dosnt show the firehandles together with the glareshield options either, and the same with the mounting screws.

It will all be shown later on.

 

This is just for you Guys who was wondering what the prices would be.

And Again. Its 3D Printed in PLA. Its not something you break easily.

The horisontal single wall on the glareshield panel houses are 3mm Thick.

 

A set of the right and Left Glareshield Panel Houses, Without Panels.

Including Mounting Screws and a plate for mounting switches and backlight on.

For mounting onto existing MIP: 250 DKK

 

 

Single Firehandle.

They can be used alone, screwed into an existing cockpit, but are also fitting inside the glareshield: 352 DKK

 

A set of all 3 Firehandles: 1056 DKK

 

 

Glareshield Base Without Panel Houses, panels and Firehandles.

Including Mounting Screws and Foundation.

For those who bought The houses and the firehandles, and want a complete Glareshield: 1372 DKK

 

 

Glareshield with Panel Houses, without Panels and Firehandles.

Including Mounting Screws and Foundation.

For those who allready have the firehandles and the panel houses, and want the rest of the glareshield: 1622 DKK

 

Glareshield with Base, Panel Houses and Firehandles.

Including Mounting Screws and Foundation, but without Panels: 2478 DKK

 

 

Glareshield Panels will be sold seperately at a later state.

 

There will eventually also be a "upgrade" Mounting solution.

Which will incluse 8mm Threaded rods for further stifness of the Glareshield.

It needs to be included in the Cockpit MIP Construction, behind the screen.

All the Bases are allready made ready for those threaded rods,

and you can just mount those rods to an existing frame behind the screen yourself.

Edited October 4, 2015 by LynxDK

[LynxDK]

One of my friends, who is a F-16 pilot has just returned from Kuwait, where he where flying missions along with a squadron of A-10C's

 

He asked the American Ground crew if he could measure some of those panels and instruments that I was missing, and I haven't been able to find elsewhere.

 

And they where kind enough to help us out, which means that I know have the last dimensions i needed to finish the MIP.

As i have stated before I'm going to release the drawings for the MIP, so you guys can make you own to match my panels, or to build them yourself.

 

So now I will share the outer Dimensions and the Screw Hole positions with you all.

I here have the first 2 drawings, the Landing Gear Panel and the Fuel Quantity Panel.

For me the big question has been, is the Fuel Quantity Panel the same as the Landing Gear Panel, and the answer is yes, it's simply mirrored.

 

As I get the other panels drawed, I will post them, so I will try to do it as fast as I can.

 

This will of course all end up to my free release of the complete MIP drawing. Where the screw mounting holes are the same as the original panels. So you can choose to buy panels and bezels from me, but also mix it with real A-10C Panels, and they will still fit and look right.

 

The precise dimensions of the MIP can maybe vary a little from the real one, but all the panels are measured from a A-10C that is flying missions in Iraq at this very moment.

 

So here goes, I hope someone can use this info.

 

A-10C Landing Gear Panel:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20Landing%20Gear%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

 

A-10C Fuel Quantity Panel:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20Fuel%20Quantity%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

Edited October 26, 2015 by LynxDK

[LynxDK]

And here is the AHCP and the Multi Instrument Panel

 

A-10C AHCP:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20AHCP%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

 

A-10C Multi Guage Panel:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20Multi%20Guage%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

 

All the drawing can be found here: http://lynx.dk/blueprints.html

Edited October 30, 2015 by LynxDK

[LynxDK]

A-10C Engine Cluster Panel:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20Engine%20Cluster%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

Edited October 26, 2015 by LynxDK

[agrasyuk]

Excellent , many thanks!

[LynxDK]

No problem :)

 

The Nav Select Panel and CMSP Are also in the Works, just havent had time to Draw them yet, all that real life stuff is taking my time :P

[Excalibur]

Wow - awesome, thanks for your continued efforts!

[Lars]

Fan of your work Lynx. Keep up the good work!

[Johnny Dioxin]

I made a low quality UFC based on the A-10C one, but not with the same dimensions (for reasons of using it with other aircraft and sims and labelling cards to fit over the top) and it functions just perfect in the sim, but I would definitely buy your nice UFC and use mine for something else!

 

I used the Leo Bodnar BU0836X USB interface and simply assigned all the UFC functions in the A-10C controller options.

 

If I bought your UFC, do you think I would be able to do the same?

 

I ask because you mentioned using it with DCS BIOS, but I'm wondering if I could get by doing it the same way I have with mine.

[LynxDK]

Thank you Lars and Excalibur :)

 

Brixmis, yes you can use Leo Bodnar card in stead, you can just chose to buy the front with buttons and PCB, and then do your own solding and connection to the Bodnar Card.

 

Only thing i cant promise, is how you get the Caution blinking light to work with Leo Bodnar card.

 

But yes, it will be available in difrent stages, so you can buy what suits you best, and so you dont use money on something you dont need. :)

[Johnny Dioxin]

Thanks :thumbup:

[LynxDK]

Here is a little update on the Progres of my MIP.

 

The Center part is raised up from the rest of the Panel.

 

Here i have made a prototype of the center, which sizes are made to fit real Instruments and of course my Bezels.

 

Its 3D printed in 4 parts for easy postage, and then screwed together. Its also made for being screwed on top of the MIP Plate from behind.

 

 

 

Here is a picture of the right side with a couple of bezels mounted, as well as the Indicator Lights

 

 

I will post more pictures of this soon.

 

And for those who are interested, but arent too happy about the 3D printed Surface, i will make a HOWTO, on how you can easily, with very low cost, and not alot of work make the surface Nice and smooth, so that it can be painted to match the rest of the MIP.

 

That will work on all my 3D printed Products, and it dosnt require alot of effort to do.

[LynxDK]

A couple of new pics showing the parts seperated.

 

 

[Lobinjaevel]

Looks great, I like the usage of 3d printed parts, I think it's great for being affordable and available to the 'mass'.

 

Great job!

[Deadman]

What masses? there may be 25 guys building A-10C cockpits.

[Johnny Dioxin]

I would like to buy certain parts here, yet I , like many others, am not building an A-10C cockpit.

 

Surprised that needs to be pointed out.

[Deadman]

What are you building? if it is not an A-10 you probably going to find real parts cheaper than the simulator parts that are currently being sold.

[Johnny Dioxin]

I'm not building a cockpit as such - I'm just adding some pieces to my desktop - the MFDs and the UFC.

 

I also use these for other sims.

[LynxDK]

Thank you Lobinjaevel.

 

My hope with this is that, with more and more dimensions being available for free, and the possibility to buy Simpit Stuff at reasonable prices, more will come to share our interest in building A-10C's.

 

I have no interest in charging money for Drawings and dimensions, or for the time it took me to develop the cockpits.

Only going to charge for the products i make and sell.

 

Here is another Drawing with outer dimensions for you, again measured from a Real A-10C

 

The Nav Mode Select Panel:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20Nav%20Mode%20Select%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions.pdf

 

More Documents have been added here:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints.html

 

And for you who are still wondering, i am going to release free Drawings of the Right and Left Console, The MIP and the AcesII. This way you can cut it yourself, or get someone with a CNC to cut it for you.

 

I will also see if i can offer the possibility that i precut it, and ship it for you to assemble.

Only thing stopping me atm, is that i dont know what the price will be for such a heavy and big shipment. But, if its duable, you will know :)

 

Working Ejections Handles, Seat Arm Lever, And Manual Parashute Handle, 3D printed with switches is also in the works, and will of course fit my AcesII but will also be made for you to attach to whatever seat you have.

 

Further more i have recieved Dimensions on allmost every Knob and Handle in the A-10C, from the Kind Ground Crew of the A-10C in Kuwait, so i can say that all those are also on the list of future products.

Edited November 5, 2015 by LynxDK

[Deadman]

Your extremely lucky to have some one with access to an A-10C giving you the information for free!!! Not every one has had that....

 

Just remember that your dealing with just the out side measurements at this time and there can be an acceptable amount of +/- in the parts some of your measurements are over 1mm different than my parts. So any one using your out lines will still need to pay attention to the placement of the interior components.

 

@ Brixmis thanks for the clarification I would have never guessed.

Edited November 11, 2015 by Deadman
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[Lars]

This sounds great Lynx, keep up the good work.

I have a real seat pan and a parachut container for the aces II seat.

I can ship it to you in Denmark so you can make accurate mesurements of them for your ACES II drawings?

 

-Lars

[LynxDK]

You are correct DM, there can be small deviations, since they didnt dismount the panel to measure them.

 

As i checked them today, i realised that i have forgotten the Backplate Dimension on the Nav Mode Select Panel, so that has now been addet to the drawing. Sorry about that folks. :)

 

Lars, that is so Cool :) i have access to a F-16, so there i can get the dimensions for the F-16 Version of the seatpan, but the A-10 Seatpan is diffrent.

 

I dont know if the Parachute Container is the same as the F-16 Model.... which i think it is, but ill hit you a PM :)

 

I have been thinking about how to make the Seatpan and the Backrest for the AcesII, that makes it easy to make, ship and put together, and im thinking of 3D print pieces with the difrent curves, that then can be mounted on the seat, piece by piece next to eachother. This of course has to be tested first :)

[LynxDK]

I want to thank all of you who have been writing me with links and info for the AcesII :) its awesome that so many wants to help :)

 

I cant show you much but this simple 3D drawing of the AcesII. Its very early in the design so its missing alot, but i am working on the handles etc. that need to fit into the sides.

 

 

If anyone is wondering why im not showing any real pictures of my progress, its simply that i have had some problems with the old CNC machine, and i had to buy a new one, which im still waiting on the last parts to arrive so i can get it going. So at the moment most of the time is put into drawing and designing.

 

Further i have a little problem with the CMSC Panel, it seems that the Ground Team of the A-10C wrote down the wrong dimensions for the screw positions on the panels backplate. I have the right outer dimensions, and those are listet in the file below, but the screw holes are missing.

 

Are there anyone outthere with an Original Backplate for the CMSC that would be willing to provide those Dimensions? If not im afraid i have to make a estimated positions, and that would be a shame now that we have all the other Measurements :)

 

Here is the CMSC Panel without holes:

http://lynx.dk/blueprints/A-10C%20CMSC%20Panel%20Outer%20Dimensions%20-%20Not%20Complete.pdf

[agrasyuk]

i'm quite sure owner of this image will not mind me posting

 

[LynxDK]

Thank you agrasyuk :)

 

Thats a great Picture, but i think i forgot to mention, that its the Mounting Holes on the Backplate that im missing, those 2 holes in each side used to screw the panel onto the MIP.

 

I can see that they are also missing in the panel in the picture.

 

I have this picture showing what i mean :)