WWII period cockpit (Part II)

[beaky]

Nice panel layout there.

[JBaymore]

Andrew17,

Here's my gear assembly (and parking brake one too):

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1117907083

Hope it helps .

best,

.....john

[beaky]

Andrew17,

Here's my gear assembly (and parking brake one too):

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1117907083

Hope it helps .

best,

.....john

Yes, I should've referred him to this, also... that's nice stuff.

I should check back in your thread to see what you did for flaps... or do you have a post describing that?

I just got a real Piper gear lever and flap handle on eBay... nice billeted aluminum. The flap handle needs a shaft, but that will be easy to make...

[Andrew17]

Hi!
Been allowed a spare time slot and I thought about sharing with you last Silver Can updates:



Finally, I managed to have a throttle lever, it works on a potetiometer linked to the main joystick by the wires in the bent tube; but even if it works fine, it look more like a mixture control....Maybe, I'll add other two levers and use this one for the mixture.
Then, a plywood panel:

where I'm still designing switches and buttons position.
Seems I've to go. I'll post my ideas for the landing gear, partially hyspired by Rottydaddy and John, partially by warbird research.

Bye!!!!!!!!!!!
A.

[beaky]

That throttle lever came out real nice... keep up the good work. ;d

[JBaymore]

Andrew,

As always ...nice work.

I have split the WWII Period Cockpit thread which you started into two parts...... since it was getting WAY long and the pictures in it were probably getting over the limit for a single thread.

[beaky]

D'oh... sorry; I contributed to that with my pics... not even my thread... oops.  :-[

[Andrew17]

No need to be sorry, Rottydaddy, we're sharing a lot of interesting ideas and I'm sure many cockpit builders welcome everybody's contribution.

Last Silvercan updates (not a lot:I'd to away for work..): the wooden panel is mounted inside the cockpit!!!!



Next step is to build a cover for the windowed monitor, so that to repoduce a better effect with intruments displayed.

I'm continuosly thinking of how to make a realistic WWII control stick and grip. Anybody has ideas?

Bye!!

[Finnish-Mik]

Hello Andrew,

do you have any drawings you could share please?

The Rib part especially would be very useful for a home build for me - it's the hardest part to design (and manufacture)

Are all the ribs the same part, just cut down in the cockpit to get the seat in?

Also, how much room do you have in the cockpit?  Would it still be big enough to use the parts were smaller by, say, 10%?  

I have relatively little space, so must plan for this.

Very lovely work with the sheet metal - is it cold inside the cockpit?

FM

[Andrew17]

Hi, FM,

a pleasure to get get back to cockpit building issues. Did not have much free time lately..
But your request reminded me my thoughts some time ago.
If you need just an idea of dimentions:

http://www.checksix-forums.com/showthread.php?t=121928

Its something really amazing, and, I think, very close to the real thing, about its dimensions.

If you're interested particularly in my Silver Can, one of thesedays I'll post a sketch of a fuselage former, ok?

If you want to draw yourself some elliptic section, just get a plywood sheet, two screws, a thin rope and a pencil; it's quite easy. 8-). If youre interested I can u give more details.

Inside is cold, yeah, but it's more like at 27,000 ft, and when someone in the head set says "bandits! 11 o'clock!!! They're 109!" you just look at those contrails....

Bye!!!

[HarvesteR]

@ Rottydaddy,

that switch design of your is a great idea... i experimented myself with a somewhat similar design a long time ago... and the concept is valid

mine was a little different though... instead of a cogwheel pushing on