Dora left/right console and maybe more

Thank you. So current situation: Polycarbonate was disassembled due the poor durability:mad:, I have change my opinion and ordered 0.6mm aluminium plates for fuselage coating, I think result will be much better...Consoles bases are on the place. I meanwhile I have received package from Russia:joystick:...

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Look forward to seeing this develop. Great to see another WW2 build on here.

I think you'll like aluminum skin better. I was wondering about the plastic and its flexibility....

That's a great looking pit.

I have roughly assembled aluminium coating on left side of cockpit, I think it is looking much better than polycarbonate:pilotfly:. Upper edges are still not cut because cockpit is too big so I am working on solution for easy disassembly (my initial plan was to simply bend upper part of aluminium). In meanwhile one of my friends made pilot seat according my plans:thumbup: (it is nice when you have someone who is able to weld aluminium), it is made from 5mm aluminium bended and welded... I was trying to be so close to original shape of seat as was possible but original seat was stamped so some change due different technology was necessary....Now I am waiting for new consoles bases, i have scraped original ones from polycarbonate and now I will have them also from 5mm aluminium. On last photo is my inspiration...

Wow! That looks amazing in the aluminium.

Bet you can't resist running your hand along the side whilst making 'vrooooom' noises... :P

That chair is bad ass!! Really cool asset to your project.

Like the way you used the extruded aluminium, I can imagine that's it not the cheapest way of building your pit, but you have such a sturdy base to do all kind of neat stuff.

Wow! That looks amazing in the aluminium.

 

Bet you can't resist running your hand along the side whilst making 'vrooooom' noises... :P

You are right but only when my wife isnt at home :music_whistling:

Left side of coating completed. Seat is assembled on final place. New aluminium bases for consoles are roughly assembled. Now I am testing mechanisms for bottom instrument panel levellers.

Throttle lever is on the place. I made new easy adjustable bases for it.

Excellent!

Thanks for the update. Look forward to seeing more in the future.

Thanks Cripple. Now I am working on upper insruments panel. I am also looking forward to see progress of your pit...

Upper instrument panel has arrived. I made aluminium strengthening as base for gunsight :megalol: (yes EZ 42 is also planned). I have made also new bottom instrument panel. I was not satisfied with look of older version…Base for fuel tank control lever is assembled together with landing gear emergency lever.

Looking oh so vundaba

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Your pit completly slipped my radar Sir. Awesome looking :thumbsup: I am spetchless. Looking forward for more great pictures

Cheers

Hans

Hi Draken, finally we are doing our own export file. Where you found the panel size? We use real pictures and proportion.

We are using servo for some indicator and stepper motor for other. What kind of engine you use for dual axis indicators?

You can see progress of the project on the website of the association

http://www.ieee.upv.es

http://www.ieee.upv.es/?p=232&lang=en

Hi Endaro,

If I understand it right you are working on this project as team, so you have big advantage you can work on task in parallel... I have planned my project to 3 phases:

- Mechanical design and assembly

- Signal export to simulator (so electronic for all switches )

- Signal inputs from simulator (so gauges)

I am currently in design phase and assembly of parts so I dont have currently experience with gauges but you can found many good advices here in forum or you can ask some guys building A10C pits directly...I have study these a lot and my plan is to go for vid 29 and vid 60 stepper motors + ardunio but that is everything what can I say right now...

About dimensions it depends on you how close to real FW 190 you want to be. For most of the gauges you can find drawings at http://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de , also there are some blueprints available from different webs. From my experience proportion use as main sources isn’t really good approach (see real drawing of gauge you have post), I use proportion only when it is necessary and only on small parts with some known part near (for bigger parts you must count with errors due distance from camera objective and perspective of photo).

Here is current status of new design of consoles, and assembled grip base. Left console is almost competed (just knobs and some details are missing, but layout is OK). Grip base need some small adjustment but should be OK (KG 13 is assembled without extension):pilotfly:...

fw190dcockpit2.pdf

Hey I have that same background lol. What are you using in the stick base?

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Hey I have that same background lol. What are you using in the stick base?

 

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The basic parts are tapered bearings for easily setting of radial and axial clearance. Rest is my custom design. Movement angles are according the values mentioned in original FW 190 manual (it is around 20° I dont know it from memory). There are missing the magnets at the end of shafts and PCBs with hall sensors (and also cover parts)…

And good chosen background, man:megalol:

Here is current status of new design of consoles, and assembled grip base. Left console is almost competed (just knobs and some details are missing, but layout is OK). Grip base need some small adjustment but should be OK (KG 13 is assembled without extension):pilotfly:...

Wow!!! I like your gimbal. Good design.. was wondering how close to center does the springs bring the stick when you let go?

First spectacular control, we are not very good as the mechanical part have started buying a Saitek Pro Flight X55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. System.

Thank you very much for the web of measures.

We'll do most of the indicators 3D printing because it is a more convenient method for us.

Right now we could not find a distributor for switches flaps and wheels, and we're missing find the right console to turn on the electrical circuits.

Any questions you have ask us if we know how to solve them, are a group of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and here we can ask things

Flaps Switch

The name of the switches is Isostat/Izostat (you can found them in both written form). Only one can be switched on but you can found also different setups (momentary...). I don’t know if they are still produced they were really common during 80s -90s in the middle Europe communism countries (Czech, Poland, Slovakia). I have bought it in Czech http://racvonka.cz (only in Czech language). I know there are some similar switches produced in Britain and also in China.

Hi Draken we have some problems with Czech. Could you send us the direct link or the description from the shop? We need the flaps and gears switches.

In addition, which type of switch you use for the circuits breakers?

Flaps Switch

The name of the switches is Isostat/Izostat (you can found them in both written form). Only one can be switched on but you can found also different setups (momentary...). I don’t know if they are still produced they were really common during 80s -90s in the middle Europe communism countries (Czech, Poland, Slovakia). I have bought it in Czech http://racvonka.cz (only in Czech language). I know there are some similar switches produced in Britain and also in China.

Hi Deaken, we have some problems with Czech. Could you send us a direct link or the description from the shop? We need the flaps and the gears switch.

Which type of switch use you for the circuits breakers?

We hope you are progressing with your cockpit.

Awesome, thanks guys. I'd stripped some radios in the 90s which had them and so when I was thinking about building the radio box for the P-51 they were a logical choice but I couldn't find them.

hi toxaq i actually have a bunch of these switches that have caps on them which display a green tab when pressed. there are 2 little flaps inside that open to show the green bar. ive decided to work on some L39 controls and these are great for the flaps. if u have trouble finding some im sure i have some spares i could send you.