engines Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 No custom programming, per se. It's all very basic Arduino libraries. The sensors have a small range of motion, so I have the magnets right down near the pivot point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper1970 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Wow, really great work!!! Look's much better as my version! Awesome job! 1 CockpitPC1: R9 5950X|64GB DDR4|512GB M2SSD|2TB M2SSD|RTX3090|ReverbG2|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|32GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|2x GTX660 SLI|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC1: R9 3900XT|32GB DDR4|2x2TB HDD|RTX2070|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|16GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|GTX660|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC3: AthlnIIX2 250|2GB DDR2|2TB HDD|5950Ultra|2xVoodooII SLI|WinXPPro32&WinME - PC4: K6-2+|768MB SDR|640GB HDD|Geforce256DDR|VoodooI|Win98SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 When I scaled the drawings for the grip, I made the assumption that my reference drawings had a thread size of 1.5" at the base of the grip. The resulting grip always felt a bit too large. It turns out, from a ln obscure reference someone dug up with drawings of a training simulator, that thread was 1.25" meaning my part was oversized by 20%. Having corrected for this, the new grip feels closer to what I was expecting (noting my only real reference is from an other jet type I've worked on). If anyone here has sat in either a real Harrier GR7/9/9a, AV8B, or their respective simulators, can you tell if the lower photo looks right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjonesgr9 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 There's an accessible Harrier cockpit at the midland air museum in Coventry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bog9y Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, mattjonesgr9 said: There's an accessible Harrier cockpit at the midland air museum in Coventry Won't be much use for the throttle grip itself because in this one they have the old GR3 grip installed. With a bit of luck you can get into the GR7/9 which is in Hendon I believe. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjonesgr9 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, Bog9y said: Won't be much use for the throttle grip itself because in this one they have the old GR3 grip installed. With a bit of luck you can get into the GR7/9 which is in Hendon I believe. There's a guy in the Harrier fb group with cockpit access at the heritage centre at Wittering I can ask him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 6 hours ago, mattjonesgr9 said: There's a guy in the Harrier fb group with cockpit access at the heritage centre at Wittering I can ask him. That would be great. I'm based Pacific Northwest and won't bein the UK until May based on my current plans. If you can get a couple of measurements like the total length or diameter, that'll be enough to get me in the right ball park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper1970 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 If you own the TM hornet grip, this picture of the real stick grip and the throttle grip side by side may help a little bit for the roughly dimensions. I have also searched for some dimensions or blueprints, but wasn't able to find any. CockpitPC1: R9 5950X|64GB DDR4|512GB M2SSD|2TB M2SSD|RTX3090|ReverbG2|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|32GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|2x GTX660 SLI|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC1: R9 3900XT|32GB DDR4|2x2TB HDD|RTX2070|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|16GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|GTX660|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC3: AthlnIIX2 250|2GB DDR2|2TB HDD|5950Ultra|2xVoodooII SLI|WinXPPro32&WinME - PC4: K6-2+|768MB SDR|640GB HDD|Geforce256DDR|VoodooI|Win98SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjonesgr9 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 hours ago, Viper1970 said: If you own the TM hornet grip, this picture of the real stick grip and the throttle grip side by side may help a little bit for the roughly dimensions. I have also searched for some dimensions or blueprints, but wasn't able to find any. I do own the F18 grip and happy to take some pics of it with dimensions:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bog9y Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 9:28 PM, engines said: That would be great. I'm based Pacific Northwest and won't bein the UK until May based on my current plans. If you can get a couple of measurements like the total length or diameter, that'll be enough to get me in the right ball park. The other thing you could try is try and get in touch with Razbam as they have scanned the real throttle grip as per Viper's post above. They may share the scanned file with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 This is mine versus the grip above. The one from the real aircraft below. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper1970 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Looks like your grip is nearly perfect CockpitPC1: R9 5950X|64GB DDR4|512GB M2SSD|2TB M2SSD|RTX3090|ReverbG2|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|32GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|2x GTX660 SLI|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC1: R9 3900XT|32GB DDR4|2x2TB HDD|RTX2070|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|16GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|GTX660|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC3: AthlnIIX2 250|2GB DDR2|2TB HDD|5950Ultra|2xVoodooII SLI|WinXPPro32&WinME - PC4: K6-2+|768MB SDR|640GB HDD|Geforce256DDR|VoodooI|Win98SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Here it is in DCS for the first time, just testing the axis and parking brake: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xpendable Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 This is really looking great! I can't wait to start building my own throttle (and the whole darn cockpit!). I've spent crazy hours modeling up the cockpit in FreeCAD. I'm getting closer. I haven't yet worked out the construction geometry yet... that is all place holder & draft construction that is work in progress at the moment. I hope to start building maybe next month, March at the latest. I'll be sharing my files on the OpenHarrier FB group & GitHub. Because sharing is caring! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 I started working on the final wiring, which involved changing all the wires from the 2mm JST connectors to DSUB terminals to fit onto the Arduino shield I designed. Unfortunately I noticed that I messed up the PCB design, so I have to re-do the shield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Quick photo dump! About 100 hours of use and most of the kinks are ironed out. More to do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper1970 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 That's really perfect work!!! It looks so good, I wanna have it! Every little detail is there, wow. How many hours did you spent in making it? CockpitPC1: R9 5950X|64GB DDR4|512GB M2SSD|2TB M2SSD|RTX3090|ReverbG2|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|32GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|2x GTX660 SLI|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC1: R9 3900XT|32GB DDR4|2x2TB HDD|RTX2070|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|16GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|GTX660|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC3: AthlnIIX2 250|2GB DDR2|2TB HDD|5950Ultra|2xVoodooII SLI|WinXPPro32&WinME - PC4: K6-2+|768MB SDR|640GB HDD|Geforce256DDR|VoodooI|Win98SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Not sure exactly, but I would guess high hundreds at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Your attention for detail is superb 1 i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Here it is in action when getting back on the boat: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Here's a quick update with the modified Thrust Master F/A-18 stick grip. I've attached the insert ring .stl file I used to set the trim switch in the SSS location. For the SSS location, the hole was opened up to 20mm with a step drill, deburred, and a notch filed in for the keyway. And this is what it looks like when set up with the throttle. Trim_Ring.stl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 8:54 PM, engines said: Here's a quick update with the modified Thrust Master F/A-18 stick grip. I've attached the insert ring .stl file I used to set the trim switch in the SSS location. For the SSS location, the hole was opened up to 20mm with a step drill, deburred, and a notch filed in for the keyway. And this is what it looks like when set up with the throttle. Trim_Ring.stl 108.29 kB · 3 downloads We want another thread of yours explaining the "preventing forward displacement of TM rudder pedals" sir!!! i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engines Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ala12Rv-Tundra said: We want another thread of yours explaining the "preventing forward displacement of TM rudder pedals" sir!!! It's for the gains... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmitty Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Did any of the designs or stls be released from this project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowdice Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Did this project ever come to fruition in any way? Is there any files available to download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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