Dehavilland dove base project

[remcosol]

Here are some pictures of the throttle box and gear indicator:

Throttle box:

It was a lot of work to fit 4 potentionmeters into a small space, also the gear and flap handle are connected. These are installed infront of the throttle box

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01849.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01845.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01847.jpg

inside the box:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01848.jpg

The aft of the box with the flap and gear connection:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01846.jpg

top view:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01850.jpg

The gear indicator:

Now only on 12 volts to test it. Normally it would run on 28 volts

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01852.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01851.jpg

And the fuel selector + oil cooling flaps waiting to be put together( next project):

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01854.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01853.jpg

[remcosol]

here are some older threads:
The last few weeks i've been doing some work on installing the throttle box in the cockpit. Also i am taking some measurements for a glareshield panel and other panels, hence the cardboard on the panel.

My dad has been reconnecting the instruments and triyng to figure out the connections again (we used them in a different simulator about 20 years ago). We are going to use the instruments in their original state, some of them were made for 1960-1970's flightsimulators. So no rebuilding or altering of the instruments.

Here are some pictures:

The panel with throttle box installed:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0420.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0419.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0421.jpg

Testing of the airspeed indicators:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0423.jpg

And some other instruments waiting to be reinstalled in the panel:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0427.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0425.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0428.jpg

The altimiters are going to be difficult to connect to fsx but it should be possible to do so
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0424.jpg

[remcosol]

This is a copy of : http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/showthread.php/19503-New-member-building-a-Dehavilland-Dove.

In the future i will post updates here.

It is time for a small update again!
We have been working hard to get all the instruments working, the big challenge is going to be hooking it up to stepper motors and "servo motors" run by sioc scripts.

The hardware generating the signal for the instruments look like this:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01956.jpg This is for the ADI (pitch and roll) flaps and V/S.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01957.jpg , this is for the altimiters .

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01958.jpg , i have installed one altimiter to go and start testing soon i hope. They work only not yet connected to sioc.

Also the instrument lighting system has been reconnected:

Backside: http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01961.jpg

frontside: http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01964.jpg,

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01963.jpg they are the "arches" above the instruments.


Now another nice project, the wiring. Almost all of the old wires have to be rerouted. A lot of work, starting with the throttlebox wires:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01954.jpg down under view of rudders and steering cables plus the throttlebox.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01962.jpg cables coming from throttlebox.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01955.jpg cables coming from throlttlebox going to flightillusion hardware:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01960.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01959.jpg , this io module runs all the switches, potention meters and warning/gear/outermarker etc. lights

As you can see a lot of work still to be done. And a lot of wiring still has to go to all of the instrument using the original connectors.

[Anderson/SBSP]

Wow, fantastic your project!!!

[ak49er]

This is amazing! Way to go.

[remcosol]

Thx, i will try to post an update tonight, got some instruments working!!!!!

[remcosol]

it's time again for a little update. I've decided to make a double post . Here and in the update area....

A lot of work has gone in to getting some instruments to work. Also a bit of misfortune has come my way in the form of a computer crash resulting in investing money into upgrading my computer wich caused a big dent in my sim budget. And a short circuit cost me 2 flight-illusion gsa-10 i/o power extender modules. Also another little dent in the budget.....

But the panel is filling up nicely!!!:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01985.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01990.jpg


My dad has had to torture his brain to re-figure out the original wiring of some instruments. All the instruments up till now have not been rebuild but left in there original state. The problem is that a lot of instruments run on either 26 volt 400 hz or 115v 400hz.This requires a special kind of power supply:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01989.jpg

The link between the 115v 440hz synchro's and fsx is done by a very simple remote control servo motor or stepper motor driven by an SIOC script:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01986.jpg

This is the section that drives the attitude indicator (pitch and roll) v\s indicator, flaps and ias indicator. :

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01988.jpg

And after a bit of tweeking it works quite well!!! ( see movies later on).

Also the throttle box is now working. The only thing that needs to be done to the throtlle box are the fuel selectors and cowl flaps. Gear lights are working again as are the marker lights and warning lights ( see movie also). Next step, engine instruments , altimiter, compass, hsi etc. etc. etc.....

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC01992.jpg

The control collums are connected, but not to fsx at this time because i am still trying to figure out the right feel!

The movie quality is not to great but they give you an idea of what this project is all about.

What you will see is the throttle box, gear lights , flaps , gear, gear lights, flap indicator, adi, vvi, asi working at this time. I have only used one of my three screens for the movie. The scenery is at Amsterdam ( aerosoft fsx). The high pitch noise is the 400hz in the background.

Enjoy!:

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01993.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01995.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01994.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01996.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01997.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02000.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01999.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV01998.mp4

More will follow soon!

[remcosol]

And two more ( slow to upload)
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02001.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02002.mp4

[remcosol]

And these are examples of the night lighting:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02037.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02033.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02034.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02036.jpg

[remcosol]

It's been a year already!!!!!

A lot has been done the last year, altough not much is visible at this time........ It's all so time consuming.....

The power supply that supplies all the juice (26v ac/dc 26v 400hz and 115v 400hz) has been totally rebuild and will be tested soon. Finally the fuel levers and oilcooler switches have been fitted into the small throttle box. this was al lot of work!

Also the side panels have been fitted and connected. ( more panels will be build soon). Due to shortage of space the panels are installed higher than original

A very friendly friend has coverted a rpm gauge so it can bee used in fsx (couldn't use it in the original state)

And some warning lights have been installed (panel has to be painted and engraved).

Al lot of background work on rudders and yoke has been done and they now work ( they still need to be connected to the artificial feel) .

And a bunch of stuff that i probably forgot......

Here are some pictures and two small movies (sound is bad but it gives you an idea).

It shows the levers being installed . And the movies show the starting sequence , the side panels , rpm gauge , fuel pressure warning lights and fuel levers working.


internal connection of fuel levers and oil cooler levers:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02465.jpg

front side:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02469.jpg

backside:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02468.jpg

connected together:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02475.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02474.jpg

putting the front on:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02472.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02473.jpg

it has to go inhere:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02470.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02471.jpg

installed:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02477.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02478.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02480.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02484.jpg
warning light panel: (9lights)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02481.jpg

side panels:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02483.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02482.jpg


And the 2 short clips:

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02489.mp4

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02490.mp4

[remcosol]

Time for a little update again in lo-res format ( i can't find my camera ....)

Now that the power supply is working correct again the instrument red lighting brightness is working correct. White lighting will also be installed:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0733.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0732-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0734.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0759.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0760.jpg

Also the panel glareshield has been made and still has to be finished with buttons switches light etc.:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0779.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0781.jpg

And another side project has been put back together again!!!!

It is a martin baker mk2 - 3ks/1 mk.4 ejection seat out of a vulcan bomber. We have had this seat for over 20 years now and had been in starage for a couple of years. It has now been put back together again!!

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0785.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0784.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/IMG_0783.jpg

[remcosol]

Today i have been spray painting the glareshield panel lightning. For the engine instruments i will be using an original panel light system but for the basic six a had to make my own. Tomorrow some pictures will be posted.

[remcosol]

Here a little indication of what the glareshield lights look like:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02612.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02613.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02614.jpg

The light for the engine instruments is an original lighting element :

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02615.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02616.jpg



http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02617.jpg

What it will look like:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02618.jpg

[remcosol]

Today i have made some small clips to show you a bit of what is working:

Edit: just click on the link, the clicking on the picture doesn't work for some reason

Battery on:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02639.mp4

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02645.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02645.mp4)


Fuel selectors and cowlflaps:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02640.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02640.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02640.mp4)

Fuel pumps:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02641.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02641.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02641.mp4)

engine start:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02642.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02642.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02642.mp4)

adjusting ADI:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02643.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02643.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02643.mp4)

Flaps:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02644-2.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02644-2.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02644-2.mp4)

A bit of throttle:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02645.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02645.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02645.mp4)

Take off:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02646.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02646.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02646.mp4)

Airwork:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02629.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02629.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02629.mp4)

Approach:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02632.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02634.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02634.mp4)

Landing:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02635.mp4
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_MOV02635.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=MOV02635.mp4)

Just to give you an idea.. :)
Edit: just click on the link, the clicking on the picture doesn't work for some reason

[remcosol]

It is time for a little update again. Altough the altimeter still is not working a lot of other stuff has been done.

Mainly panel building and connecting them to flightsim (which was more work than expected....)

I've build the panels out of aluminium , spraypainted black and used photopaper (also spraypainted) for the "engraved" letters. The middle panel is backlighted , the outerpanels have got "floodlight" lighting on it.

The rightpanel with magneto's and starter switches on them:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02734.jpg

nightlight:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02740.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02761.jpg

To connect seperate magneto switches and starter switches to fsuipc is impossible for some reason.... i had to emulate keyboard keys to get it working correctly . Can also be done with a usb axes card.

The centerpanel with warning lights:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02759.jpg

Backlighted (bad photo sorry):

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02736.jpg

The lefthand panel: with generator , battery isolation , autopilot and low fuel lights on it ( needs to have one more red cover in stead of orange for the gen2). The autopilot is heading and altitude hold only, which for some reason works incorrectly....

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02763.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02765.jpg

And some general pictures, as you can see it ist still only the panel and no windows etc. This will be done as last.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02767.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02743.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02750.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02752.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/DSC02753.jpg

[remcosol]

The panel building continues,

Firstly i have connected the glareshield lights.They can also be dimmed:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/5d3b6299.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dd0f5178.jpg (nice 70's picture) :).

Then the fire and feather panel had to be build.:

For this i just use a 90 "bend" piece of aluminium and just some power tools to make it the size and shape i want ( a lot of work since i don't have professional tools):

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/e79ebb9f.jpg

Then test if all switches etc. fit:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/d9c9fb5e.jpg

Spray paint it with primer:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/6d4f4e8e.jpg

Then the color you want: (black in my case)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/c6e294cd.jpg

Get the old printer out and make the backplate with the letters etc. you want. Then spray paint bits of it and put it together:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/78758cae.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/9f109e4f.jpg

It's not perfect but good enough for me!


And a little clip of what it looks like in the cruise phase:

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=370b8a5e.mp4

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_370b8a5e.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=370b8a5e.mp4)

[matthew73]

Thats an awesome cockpit you have there Remco. Thanks again for helping me out. Ive done my leg restraint line clips. Keep up the good work. Cheers.

[remcosol]

Matthew Thanks, still à lot of work to do....

I am looking forward to your progress!

[remcosol]

The glareshield panel is finally finished and working.

It took some time to build:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/4d1f36ff.jpg

underside:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/5c9796ff.jpg

wires:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/a16d813b.jpg

redlights:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/6ddba458.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/960333e0.jpg

A little clip of the feathering system working:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=1ed0b836.mp4



http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_1ed0b836.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=1ed0b836.mp4)



The fire-lights work as well and so does the extinguishers.

[dc8flightdeck]

Fantastic work! Congratulations!

Justin

[remcosol]

Thx !

It is a bit of a slow month , building wise that is . But the altimeters are working !!!!

Happy holidays!

[remcosol]

Well it's time for a little update again.

The last couple of months the temperature in my shed was a bit to low to work in but it has warmed up nicely now!

The first big thing that i did was finally building the power supply housing. In here all the voltages i need are safely stored.
The voltages are: 5, 12 (pc power supply), 26 v dc. 26v ac, 26v and 115v ac /400hz. Also a cooling fan has been installed to get a slight airflow in the unit.

Also a new computer has been build to run FSX/ prepar3d only.
Some specs:

Coolermaster housing
i7 2600k oc 4.6 ghz
8 gb 1600 mhz memory (corsair vengeance)
2x ssd drives , 60gb for windows , 120 gb for fsx, ozc vertex 3
1x ATI 5870 matrox edition card ( might need a quicker card)
H70 water cooling
And an asus sabertooth motherboard.

And the 3 samsung 23 inch screens i already had have finally found there way up to the panel.

The last thing i did was rebuild the manifoldpressure indicator (from a flightsimulator so not a real one). It was damaged beyond repair saidly enough. Althoug my tools i needed to make it didnt work anymore i did get it to work in the end . Not a fine mechanical job but it works.....

Power supply pictures:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/c93e6e0b.jpg


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/f0d7b72b.jpg


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/3cff6cac.jpg


Then six wires transport the power to the power distribution panel i build:(right top side)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/aac5c836.jpg


The mess i usually make ;) : http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/c7dc277a.jpg



Also the 3 screens have been fitted and might need to be re-fitted :

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/c9b5ce67.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/ad726dca.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/bf70a2ef.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/6ff585c5.jpg

And the manifold pressure in pieces and put back together:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/16b31b47.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/e5f05644.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/b1d99d47.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dde622a0.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/b1f809d3.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/bfa813de.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/a570af5f-1.jpg

And some movie clips of the stuff working:

Shutdown:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_b156e003.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=b156e003.mp4)


And playing around with the throttle:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_4226cbb5.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=4226cbb5.mp4)

And some flying: Altimeters also working.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_555a473b.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=555a473b.mp4)

Stall:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_8f4d7a42.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=8f4d7a42.mp4)

So the next thing to do is finish the engine instruments , they are ready to be installed. The altimeter needs to be improved with a better stepper motor and also all the compasses and adf/vor needles need proper 200step/360 degree stepper motors wich are hard to f

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2 More man. press pictures

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A little update , we've been working hard on the engine instruments and I'm proud to say they are almost finished . Also the turn and slip indicators are working.
More on that later !

Some more news on the history of the dove !!!!
This was the aircraft :

04236

19? The aircraft was registered as G-ALTM.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

22Jun1955 The aircraft crashed at Heathrow Airport, London, UK.

19? The aircraft was painted as 'N764JN" for a film.

19? The aircraft was acquired by a film making company and destroyed in the making of a film.

The last bit is we're we came in , this was around 1988 . In a studio in Amsterdam we dismantled the aircraft . Just need a picture now :)

All this info thanks to this site:
http://www.cnapg.net/dove.htm

[remcosol]

A small update , all the engine instruments are working and also the turn and slip indicators . More on that later !
Here a small picture


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/865f67a9.jpg

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Last weeks we've been finishing the engine instruments , the connection between fsx and the instruments are again sioc script driven servo motors .

Some building pics:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/7977c47b.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/829da61c.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/bf7fb8f3.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/85e5f36f.jpg

The finished product:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/9e49d4d5.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/c659004a.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/9d2bec79.jpg

The backside of the panel is getting full:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/1eefd6e5.jpg

Clip of them working
http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_2dc60c16.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=2dc60c16.mp4)

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Also both seats have been installed , a picture at Innsbruck :

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/7189ef42.jpg

And here some startup taxi and take off clips . Not great quality but it gives a nice impression :

Power up by using battery isolation switch and the ground flight switch:

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_2eb918a2.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=2eb918a2.mp4)

Engine start , first opening fuel selectors and switching on fuel pumps:

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_121c5496.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/?action=view&current=121c5496.mp4)

Engine testing :

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/th_f2369721.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/?action=view&current=f2369721.mp4)

Taxi out , into a bus ;). :

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/th_6cc8f699.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/?action=view&current=6cc8f699.mp4)

Scenery demonstration:

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/th_45b15d0b.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/?action=view&current=45b15d0b.mp4)

Takeoff , it could be a sharper image but gets better after a couple seconds when the camera focuses :

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/th_3e7c8887.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/?action=view&current=3e7c8887.mp4)

And climb out with a nice view of Innsbruck , the orange light on the dashboard is the inner marker of Innsbruck going on and off later on

http://emob234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/th_afe5577d.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/dove/?action=view&current=afe5577d.mp4)

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After a couple of months it's time for a small update:

Initially I bought an ati 7970 direct cuii top 3 gb graphics card and thought it would be great for fsx...... But no.


The ati 7970 is gone, it gave a lot of problems especially with 3 screens and 30 fps. I always had problems with micro stutters! In the end I was able to bring it back to the store . In stead I bought an evga 680 with 4 gb of memory. I must say it solved all my problems!!!! Combined with nvidia inspector and 1/2 refresh rate and 30 fps locked inside fsx not much tweaking is needed . It runs great. And has convinced me finally that nvidia is the way to go.





the other thing done is the rudder trim on the throttle box . It's working very well.




Also the radio has been installed and is working.


More lights on the side panels have been installed to increase the night lighting.




The flightmodel has been improved and a lot more realistic.


both seats are installed and some bits and pieces painted.


Here are some pics:


















and a clip or two of the approach to ebbs 25R






Link:
EB540D4A-A280-452E-9807-888524D2ED7C-1803-000001B027E4934B.mp4 video by Sti-tjuh - Photobucket






Link:
F211CCD4-0ED0-45CB-8DEC-F60F6A5E109C-1803-000001A9DB230CBA.mp4 video by Sti-tjuh - Photobucket

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Hello everybody!

This is going to be the last update of this year.

A lot of work has been done this year, and a lot of work still has to be done!

The opencockpits airbus radio has been fitted . I bought this one because one box can do all and i dont have the space for more at this time.

A compartment had to be made to put it in:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-15.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-13.jpg

I needed one because the vor, ndb and dme are now working, together with the compasses!!!

The dme unit is from flightillusion:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-9.jpg

Also the rudder trim handle has been connected on the throttle box and is now working:

Taking the throttlebox out:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-10.jpg

Also had some room for painting so i did that before the throttlebox was placed back again:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-12.jpg

A video of the rudder trim working:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_A96C1ACC-7D09-4BCC-8B8F-E81A52E2E3A4-1400-0000012620AED89E.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/A96C1ACC-7D09-4BCC-8B8F-E81A52E2E3A4-1400-0000012620AED89E.mp4)

Most work has gone into getting the compasses , vor and ndb working.

Also the altimeters have been improved. The biggest challenge was to get the right stepper motors that are fast and strong enough or else you cant use the instruments to their full potential. Toghether with the sioc script it was a lot of work.

The making of the steppermotors platform:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-5.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-4.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-17.jpg

Connecting the compass wires:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-16.jpg

Installing the unit behind the dash, its getting full......:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-24.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-23.jpg




The hsi and rmi's installed again:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-20.jpg

Tried a panoramic picture with an iphone:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-18.jpg

Here they are:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/null-19.jpg

And a lot of fine tuning!!!

Some clips of it all working:

The adf and vor needles:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_4C43F3C5-D3C0-4F63-B94A-A2396A9024A0-1376-00000119AA9623EE.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/4C43F3C5-D3C0-4F63-B94A-A2396A9024A0-1376-00000119AA9623EE.mp4)

Compass turning:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_2F873F7F-A5FE-4457-9F78-9D0138D63D36-1400-000001206B7D670C.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/2F873F7F-A5FE-4457-9F78-9D0138D63D36-1400-000001206B7D670C.mp4)

Radio and dme:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_FD7BDDFF-3A90-4356-8F20-3BCCB904FFC5-1400-00000129F9773A83.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/FD7BDDFF-3A90-4356-8F20-3BCCB904FFC5-1400-00000129F9773A83.mp4)


Some testing to see if all the instruments keep up:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_BEA0A0B9-615D-48DD-8FEE-488F6414937B-1376-00000114C07DBB82.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/BEA0A0B9-615D-48DD-8FEE-488F6414937B-1376-00000114C07DBB82.mp4)

Take off from ehkd:

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_9B58A59D-E32B-4CEA-9D17-7D8C8A59A444-2120-000002151A998100.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/9B58A59D-E32B-4CEA-9D17-7D8C8A59A444-2120-000002151A998100.mp4)

Approach ehkd: (i dropped my camera at the end sorry)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/th_46FBB843-9CD4-48D2-8634-8A8F0453A857-2120-0000020E52A78390.jpg (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee180/Sti-tjuh/46FBB843-9CD4-48D2-8634-8A8F0453A857-2120-0000020E52A78390.mp4)

A lot of work needs to be done still but thats gonna be done next year!

Happy holidays everyone!!!!!!!!!!!