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    A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Hi all,
    Work is progressing well on the A340 throttle quad project and here are the first pics. Feel free to copy my design work, it should be suitable for B747, B767, A380 throttle quads. This will be the last handcut TQ I make, my new CNC arrives this week!!!


















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    Airbus Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    WOW!! Very nice congrats!!! Amazing craftsmanship!!

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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Gwyn just amazing. I love the real look of them. I will have to try and do a little duplication and see if I can get a set made for my self. Excellent work.

    Just one question? Is it acrylic that you used for the parts?

    Thanks,

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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Quote Originally Posted by totalflyer View Post
    Gwyn just amazing. I love the real look of them. I will have to try and do a little duplication and see if I can get a set made for my self. Excellent work.

    Just one question? Is it acrylic that you used for the parts?

    Thanks,

    Jeff
    Hi Jeff,
    I use 6mm PVC sheeting called "Trovidur", it's quite easy to machine and work with. It's really quite heavy so the finished parts have a real solid feel about them. I use Loctite 424 to glue parts together, it goes off in seconds and produces a very strong weld. All of these parts were made with a bandsaw, a router, a drill press and a Dremel. (Oh and the lathe for the knobs!) I cut my patterns from 3mm aluminium and then use a laminex trimmer tool in the router to reproduce the shapes, this keeps the top parts of the 12 main lever pieces the same size and shape.

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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Quote Originally Posted by dodiano View Post
    WOW!! Very nice congrats!!! Amazing craftsmanship!!

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    Roberto
    Thanks mate, don't tell anyone I'm buying a throttle from you lol!!!!!

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    Your the King of throttles Gwyn!

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    Airbus Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Just wondering when you go to connect them how are you going to do it?
    Will they be USB or through another form of connection?
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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Quote Originally Posted by totalflyer View Post
    Just wondering when you go to connect them how are you going to do it?
    Will they be USB or through another form of connection?
    I supply my throttles with all the potentiometer drives and switches in place with wiring to terminal blocks. Typically I aim for driving the lever pots through about 240 degrees, this gives a smooth span which is easy to calibrate. (I have only ever used FDT Simboards and they have given me 3 years of excellent performance in my sim). The end user can hook my TQ's up to Open Cockpit/BUO386/SimBoards whatever interface they like just using a small screwdriver. I don't really make plug'n'play because the electronics is a it out of my field. Mechanically my TQs are built tough and should provide years of trouble free service. I use PVC, aluminium and stailnless steel in construction, there are no parts that can corrode. The Spitfire flight controls I made for member "Tony Hill" were plug'n'play because I used a hacked Microsoft Sidewinder joystick for interface, we had a good 2 or 3 hours "testing" them, it worked a treat! It's pretty easy to do for single engine sims.


    This is the pot drive on my A320TQ design


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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    Really nice,

    I'm working on my 727 quad also.
    amazing work really like those levers.

    Stijn

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    Re: A340 Throttle quadrant project

    More progress pics!!!







    Regards, Gwyn

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