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They have a Youtube page

 

The stick gimbal was made on a manual mill, you can see from the machining marks on the surface, so it's probably a one off or part of a small batch. It looks VERY nicely put together.

 

In fact it all looks well made and designed.

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I haven't seen much except some very realistic renders and a photo of a hand holding a metal stick grip ( the real one being made from resin )

 

The first post in this thread links to two other threads that are chock full of photos:

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=236458

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=235433

 

Also both the stick and throttle are listed as full metal construction, not resin.

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Also both the stick and throttle are listed as full metal construction, not resin.

 

His point is that the real life sticks fitted to F/A-18Cs are resin. Therefore just because the replicas are made of metal does not make them good. And on that I agree. Resin would have been even better, but presumably much more expensive to do at equal quality to what Boeing is specifying for their aircraft. However cheap brittle plastic is far worse, so on that measure metal is likely to be a lot more sturdy so long as the gimbal is designed for that kind of weight. (Which it clearly will be).

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His point is that the real life sticks fitted to F/A-18Cs are resin.

 

Gotcha, I read "real ones" as "production items". I'm happy with all metal, as you said as long as the supporting infrastructure is designed to handle it, but it looks as though it is.

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Change notification : Pre-order event time change to July 5, 2019, 9pm GMT+8

Sorry for the delay, we still need fix the website UPS API issue.

Shipping schedule : We plan to ship the first batch of pre-order units before August 31.

We will ship the products one by one according to the order number.

 

Public test review : We will ship out some HOTAS system to those most popular

streamer on youtube, twitch and DCS community for test review. We

are pretty sure that you can get everything you want to know in

their test review. We are very care about our customers and we will

consider their suggestions.

 

Launch Event : The launch event of the HOTAS system is scheduled to take place

between August 15 and 30, in Shanghai. We very much welcome you to

come and see the HOTAS in real. You can pick up your pre-order unit

onsite. (only for limited quantity order from Chinese webstore). of

course we have“Special” gift for our fans during the launch event.

 

Pre-order Close : The Pre-order window will close 12 hours before the launch event

begin and the price will return to 899USD. if customer not done the

payment the order will be canceled.

 

Plan for US/EU warehouse : We are try to reduce the freight/time cost for customer. We

plan to open warehouse in the US and EU in October or

November.

 

Production Climb : We will adjust the production line based on the number of scheduled

changes. This is for our customers to get their favorite products on

time. You can trust us, we won't let you down.

 

One more thing! Extension and Z Axis kit will be in stock before August,31th. More detail will release at the same time. If you pay before the HOTAS pre-order shipping, you can get them in the same time.

 

Thank you very much for your support, we will update product info step by step, if you have any more questions , please send mail to us : info@winwing.cn

 

Best regards,

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I just help them to post this retranslation HOTAS product page. Chinese pre-order event started yesterday. But english page still not done with UPS api.... they r very busy with everything. I only can help them as much as I can.

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Any one had any luck with the website? I'm not able to reach it in the USA.

 

Does this work for you?

 

http://winwing.cn:8282/en/JOYSTICK

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Any one had any luck with the website? I'm not able to reach it in the USA.

 

Does this work for you?

 

http://winwing.cn:8282/en/JOYSTICK

 

Doesn't work for me.

 

dear all is this ok for you now?

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do nit use 8282 port please

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dear all is this ok for you now?

winwing.cn

do nit use 8282 port please

 

Works for me.

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Winwing: what can be done about your website? I will find it a deal breaker to conduct a financial transaction / give financial information over a non https website. Is this being handled by a third party or are you upgrading your website to provide a secure connection?

 

FYI: I notice today that their website now has an https connection.

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Yeah... I would like to see some real reviews ranging from ability to program in Direct X and how it does overall. It's impressive on sight. I pre-ordered my TM FA18 Stick. My Warthog throttle cover's the base just fine. So for $700.00 approximate dollars I want to see some videos from some real Hornet Jockeys.

 

I'm still wondering if TM's gonna make a FA18 Throttle system? It would take long time as they did with the stick cause they were dancing with Boeing.

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Waiting to see the throttle video, then I'll decide. I would still prefer engraved texts without cartoony logos on the devices though, they would look more professional.


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Joystick grips: TM (Warthog, F/A-18C), Realsimulator (F-16SGRH, F-18CGRH), VKB (Kosmosima LH, MCG, MCG Pro), VPC MongoosT50-CM2

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Waiting to see the throttle video, then I'll decide. I would still prefer engraved texts without cartoony logos on the devices though, they would look more professional.

 

They already posted a video the link to youtube has been posted here several times, check page 1

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They already posted a video the link to youtube has been posted here several times, check page 1

 

Wasn't talking about that video. They are supposed to release something similar to the latest joystick video that describe it in more detail including the developmental stages of the device.

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Joystick grips: TM (Warthog, F/A-18C), Realsimulator (F-16SGRH, F-18CGRH), VKB (Kosmosima LH, MCG, MCG Pro), VPC MongoosT50-CM2

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Patience young padawan. Wingwing said that videos for grip and throttle are coming. Preorder obviously opens at the end of the day tomorrow, but goes for a few weeks. So there is still plenty of time for them to post additional details while still giving you time to preorder and get the 12.5% pre order discount.

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Stick gimbal video posted today.

 

I just upgraded to a warthog setup and kinda wishing I had waited for these. The only concern I had was these being able to be used with my monster tech chair mounts. Oh well. I need to upgrade my GPU and grab a 3rd gen Ryzen CPU before I spend more $ on this sort of thing. Lol


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Stick gimbal video posted today.

 

This is really a great video, Thank you for sharing your design and testing process. Detailing the testing, failure points, and redesign demonstrates your high standards and level of commitment to manufacturing a quality product.

 

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