Phoenix 2000 Flight Simulator
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http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com Intro: IS THIS A SIM (game)? N0 This is not a game (it could be adapted easily) This is the cockpit of my experimental airplane. We are using real flight control computers. I.E. every thing in the cockpit is a copy of the real thing. And it works! YES If this where Boeing or Grumman it would be called a fixed based cockpit. This intern would be connected to what we call an iron maiden, which is a structure to hold and test all of the actuators and linkages. My iron maiden is not iron (2×4, plywood & uni-strut) and it can only hold one actuator at a time. It was really fun trying to test the landing gear & the doors.. This whole thing is called closed-loop simulation. It goes something like this: 1. Pick some point in space: LAT, LON. 2. pick an aircraft attitude: PITCH, ROLL, YAW, ALT. 3. Start both SIM & Flight Computer at that place 4. Display out the window with FS and the Flight Computer Instructs Gauges etc. 5. Pilot generates inputs (Stick, Rudder, Throttle, Flaps, Gear, etc.) to |
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