Glass cockpit

[Smoke2much]

John,

I'm doodling at work trying to come up with a working/workable cockpit design.  I am basing things on the Cessna 172 as I believe that this has all of the guages that you need for any type of A/C and is the best starting point for a modular design.

My question is; how many guages can be displayed on one monitor?

The Cessna needs :

ASI
Art. Hor.
Altimeter
VOR1
Turn and Bank
Compass
VSI
ADF
Fuel Gauge

For nine "Dials".  To be "readable" I have the feeling that I will need more than monitor.

If this is the case how can real gauges be hard wired in to work?

Will

[npbosch]

As many gauges as you like will fit on one monitor. But I think you will like to see them quite big?

For making a C172 I would definetely choose out of 3 possibilities.

1
Buy them from simkits and make them as real hardware.
http://www.simkits.com/

2
Use 2 monitors and run the project magenta GAIFR software. Although this sw is in fact for a twin
http://www.projectmagenta.com/

3
You could design your own panel.cfg file and choose the gauges you like. There are panel design programmes fot that.

ANyway use the complete monitor for your panels.

regards


http://home.wanadoo.nl/norbert.bosch

[Smoke2much]

Thanks for the help and links, they're great!

[JBaymore]

Norbert,

Welcome to SimV and the "homebuild" forum.

We are honored to have someone with your experience in simpit building frequenting this forum.  Thanks for the links.

best,

................john