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Reworking the left and right console structures
I have decided to rework the left and right side console structures. This has been nagging at me for over a year. I have wanted to approximate the outside fuselage skins for some time to make the outside of the cockpit more authentic. Additionally, I have wanted to make the inside of the structure more…
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Elephant in the room – Eagle Dynamics vs Razbam
If you are a DCS (Digital Combat Simulator) player, chances are you aware of the current “spat” between Eagle Dynamics (game developer responsible for DCS) and Razbam Simulations, the modular developer responsible for Mig-15, Mig-19P, Mirage 2000C, F-15E Strike Eagle, and of course the AV-8B N/A Harrier. Yes, there’s also the South Atlantic map, but’s…
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UFC render
Here is a test render that I did from FreeCAD showing the latest work on the UFC. I still need to complete the mounting interfaces between the different 3D printed components, and I need to design the circuit and PCB for the UFC. I am still deciding on using an Arduino for just the displays…
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UFC display electronics
I discovered that the ssd1306 OLED i2c display, which has 128 x 64 pixel resolution, is the perfect size for replicating the com 1 and 2 radio preset display windows as well as the UFC scratchpad display. The real AV-8B UFC displays are made with VFD (vacuum florescent displays) that are not made anymore. Those…
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UFC design work continues
I have spent weeks working on designing the UFC, and probably still more weeks to go! It’s fun work, but takes a lot of time. One major success I’ve had is replicating the communication radio preset displays using 128×64 pixel .96″ OLED i2c displays. I managed to mimic the “dot” pattern of the real displays…
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UFC design work started
I have begun designing the parts for the UFC to be 3D printed. While there are already UFC models available out there, most of them do not account for a HUD to be mounted behind them or are not accurate. I wanted to do my own take since I am going to have the 3…
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Button box (part 4)
My rectangular buttons came in, so I took the button box apart again and swapped out the square yellow Master Caution for a rectangular amber button and moved it to where one of the black buttons was and added a red rectangular button for Master Warn where the Master Caution used to be. I also…
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Button box (part 3)
Things are finally almost done. All of the controls are wired up and working with the exception of the 4 black buttons on the top panel. Actually, I do not yet have anything mapped to any of the black buttons yet. The 5 silver ODU option selection buttons are now lit, and look pretty close…
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Button Box (part 2)
After a couple of days of modeling my Harrier “button box” extension for my Thrustmaster Warthog throttle, I’ve settled on the following control layout: Each of the 3 panels is separately printed, which allows me to change out each panel independently of the others so that I can tweak or change the configuration if I…
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Button box
Since my Harrier cockpit is a long way from being even remotely “flyable”, I have decided to build a custom “button box” that will attach to my Warthog Thrustmaster throttle that will give me instant access to all the most important switches and buttons on the Harrier, for which I can’t currently map to any…
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