WW2 Simpit

[watteville]

Hello, I am about to finish the construction of a small combat flight simulator cockpit inspired by WW2 fighters.

My approach to this is to create a finished object from "wingtip" to "wingtip" and from nose to tail.

I decided to make the fuselage of my Simpit elliptical and out of metal. It has 2 short stubby wings and skids.

This is the third

[chuckcrc]

Hi Watteville
That look fantastic. Glad to hear from yet another ww2 simpit builder , we are starting to get a few of them on this Forum now.
I can't wait to see more pics of your pit , it looks like it is very well built and the metal work looks surperb.

cheers
chuckcrc

[JBaymore]

Watteville,

Hi and welcome to SimV and the "Homebuild Forum".

Nice looking work there.

[watteville]

September 11, 2004 ( A sad day here)

Thank you for your kind words, I took more pictures and I hope you will get a better feel of this thing





Here is the Simpit on its wings/legs, from 3/4 back, the door is closed. It is perfectly
cylindrical in section and elliptical in plan/elevation. The structure is 3/8 x 3/4 Poplar
longerons on 3/4" Plywood frames the aluminium plares are riveted directly to the wood. I
still have a few aluminium plates to install on the left. The rectangular hole on the left will
be the opening for loading CD's it will open like an airbrake. My son calls this machine the
Rocketship, I just call it the Rocket.

[BananaBob]

Wow Dude! That's a piece of art in itself, can't wait to see the finished pit!

[Fly2e]

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

HOW IS THAT SMALL?
THATS INCREDIBLE....

A.

[watteville]

I am nearing the end, Here is the trackIR-3 housing



The stick:




the instrument panel



and the throttle quadrant