Deadman's A-10 C Cockpit Build

[cichlidfan]

This is the beginning of awesome!!

 

:thumbup:

[X93355]

Dm, you are one lucky sob to find this, to be able to buy it and also have a wife that completely supports you in this. I have one question for you:

 

What the hell do you do for a job because how do you fit everything in?

 

x9

[Deadman]

Yes I am fantastically friken lucky to have the wife i do. what do I do well at the moment I have two jobs. A clerk in a Booze store and my own business.My boss is cool some days he wants to go to a wedding or a collage football game and he need me to cover for him so when i need to drive from the top of the USA to the bottom to pick up a FMT he is cool with it. i fit my business in between and i don't sleep much any more.

 

Now all this touch up on the pit is easy for me I still need to make a dession on IO boards for switches rotaries and indicators and figure out if the big ass actuator drums will work

Edited October 20, 2013 by Deadman

[Deadman]

Hey a question will brydling B256A13 for switches , Phidgets LED controller for the Indicators and emergency warning panel work with HELOS? and what control broad may I be missing?

Edited October 21, 2013 by Deadman

[Hansolo]

Hi DM,

 

I am using Brydlings card and Phidget with Helios. Some of the switches have been connected directly into the game, e.g. UFC and CDU because I though this was easier.

But for the most part I am running the switches via Helios, especially the ones with three positions. In Helios Brydlings card will show up as two joystick controllers and you can see all of the input there. If you try to monitor the switch input in Windows it will only show 32 input, but Helios will show them all.

 

I only have one Phidgets card which means that I am so far not able to run all the indications yet, but is runs directly from Helios with a very easy setup.

 

Rotary encoders I have connected directly to the game but they could be connected through Helios. Only one of my encoders are connected through Helios. I think it is ADI because for some unknown reason I have failed to get this wo work correctly when connecting directly to the game.

 

For rotary encoders I am using Leo Bodnar cards as they have a small software that can enterpret the rotation.

 

If you want I can send you my Helios profile (at work now so won't be until later today)

 

Cheers

Hans

[Deadman]

Hi HMA Thanks so much for taking time to let me know what will work with HELIOS. I don,t have any thing hooked up yet I pulled the actuators out of the back and have been cleaning on and off through out the day looks like I will need to splice some wires back together and make a few new connection. I will get with you when I stat getting things together in the computer ah crap another thing I new a new one :music_whistling:

[acemark]

Hi Deadman, first, oh what a find you have made.I, and Im sure many, are soooo enveouse.

I am using those features with BS2 DCSW .Works very good.

 

Note; You have to use helios if you want to use Phidgets led board with DCSW for indicators.

 

What year was your simulator made? I can imagine finding parts will be a killer.Thanks Deadman and KEEP UP THE PICs. Mark.

 

Ps I have a second B256-A13 on the way and will get second Phidgets led soon and I expect them to work all together.

[Hansolo]

Hi DM,

 

It is my pleasure to be of assistance to you after all the assistance and knowledge sharing you have provided me :thumbup:

 

Just for info. I have, just like Acemark, gotton my second B256A13 board. I have not run completely out DI yet but I am nearing. Secondly another board provides me with additional 13 analogue input

 

Cheers

Hans

HMA Cockpit IO's.pdf

Edited October 21, 2013 by Hansolo

[Deadman]

Thanks for your input Acemark.

I have no idea when it was made no marking panel on it,

It was a two piece unit there was an empty frame for computers and a control station. I was unable to take with me do to space on the trailer may be it was marked.

Parts well I have been collecting parts for quite some time and there just a few i need. Once i get the paint touched up the Main Instrument panel modified from an A model to a C it will just be wiring and connecting to a new computer.

[Deadman]

More cleaning one of the actuators and its area clean and rust prevention

[hoel6466]

http://www.sctcontrols.com/products/high-fidelity-actuators-111.html

 

This looks to be the manufacturer of those actuators. They really don't have much info online but they might be able to get you more. You probably have already found this but just in case I thought I'd post it.

[Deadman]

Wow thanks so much I have been searching and had not found this yet now i just need to figure out witch one it is phone call made hopefully i will have the schematics later today.

[Deadman]

I think this speaks for it self They measurement have been asked for several times over the years

 

Measured from the back of the pit to the sticks pitch center

 

height of the pitch pivot point of the stick

 

to the front of the ejection seat rail from the back of the cockpit

Edited October 22, 2013 by Deadman

[Stevos758]

Are the pics already gone? I cant see them.

[Deadman]

I have no idea what happened Pictures relinked

[JCook]

Good Information. Thanks Deadman. I also saw in previous pics that the foot well near the pedals does dip down instead of straight. I remember a discussion on that last year.

[Deadman]

IT does I will see what I have time to document tonight

[MacFevre]

Being caught up in RL for the past week or so, I have completely missed seeing the posts of your new toy. Wow, what an amazing opportunity and find you have made, DM. Truly the ultimate. You have the pleasure in restoring a Bentley while most of us are trying to piece together a Model T with stuff you can only find at Home Depot. :)

 

In all seriousness though, great job and I really hope it provides many hours of fun restoring and flying. (Didn't have to take out a second mortgage, did you? :D )

[Deadman]

Guys I have been approached to do a printed book on a complete break down on the simulator and rebuilding it along with this would be all the information to build your own panels. Wiring the system types of IO boards to use

. the cost would determent later if there is any interest.

 

Second thing I an looking at is Vinyl decals of the ejection seat rescue jack and lift markings on the out side of the pit any one else interested?

 

So speak up there are a ton of views but no one is really saying any thing let me know and I will take the time to do these things.

[Stevos758]

I would be interested in more details on the joystick. I see you have started.

Bends and lengths.

height compared to the seat.

Travel.

 

Let me know if you require a paypal donation for your time.

 

I would also be interested in the rest.

[Dropship Pilot]

Thanks a lot for those measurements! :thumbup:

 

If I see it correctly (please correct me if I'm wrong) it's 36.7" from the front of the rear bulkhead (the one with the circular cutouts at the top) to the center of the the pitch pivot point of the stick. The pivot point is 13/16" above the cockpit floor.

The last picture is somewhat hard to interpret for me. I'd say it's 13-5/16 inches from the front of the rear bulkhead to where the front of the ejection seat rail intersects with the cockpit floor. Correct?

 

There are some additional dimensions I think many would be interested in:

a) the height of the rear bulkhead from the cockpit floor to the top.

b) the distance from the front of the rear bulkhead to the point where the dzus rails of the circuit breaker panel intersect with the cockpit floor.

c) the angle between the cockpit floor and the circuit breaker panel.

d) the height (from the cockpit floor) of the horizontal part of the right (left) instrument panel measured on the inside wall perpendicular to the floor

e) the height of the right instrument panel at the front

f) the angle between the cockpit floor (disregarding the foot pits) and the front of the right (left) instrument panel

 

Thanks a lot,

DSP

 

PS: If it's ok with you I can repost some of your pictures with the dimensions marked in red.

[Deadman]

Hi Dropship Pilot so then your interested in a copy of the book.:thumbup:

[Dropship Pilot]

I think the idea with the book is a great one and I'm sure it will help a lot of future pit builders. However, I fear that it'll take too long for the book to be finished to be of any help in my pit build.

Hmm, ok at my current building speed it might actually be! :music_whistling:

 

But seriously: if such a book would be available right now I'd buy it in a minute. However in a year or two I hope that I'll have my pit more or less done and then I don't want to be reminded of all the things that don't match up.

 

Cheers,

DSP

[Deadman]

Dropship Pilot your estimate of a year or two is just a wild guess. Considering I have drawn out many panel and back plates in solid works the pit is here so I can measure it and draw it out quickly.That leaves IO cards wiring and programing witch has all ready been done by several other member that i would offer Payment for their expertize in order to quickly publish the information VIA a web publishing company witch leads me to an educated guess that the book could be out in several months instead of years.

Edited October 25, 2013 by Deadman

[Stevos758]

I would be in depending on price. I would love to have all of the panel drawings.

 

Any ballpark figures?