Hitech, could this work?

[715]

I think what the OP is asking is how does he interface his mechanical simulator to AH, i.e. how does he get AH to tell his simulator the attitude of the plane.  The answer, I suspect, is there is no such interface and AH doesn't spit that data out anywhere.  It would be hopeless to just tie the mechanical simulator into the stick output as it would immediately get out of sync with what AH thinks the plane is doing and you'd be upside down looking at a rightside up view.

[Arlo]

Actually, such is available independent of HTC. I did some research on this years back and such was available then. Improvements have been developed since.

http://www.simkits.com/products.php?groupid=54

http://simkits.com/

[Zacherof]

Thanks for your input guys. Fortunetly, the only thing I can bring to this project is draw up the plans. As my mechanical abilities are lacking a bit. But I know a few engineers, and I'm sure when I join the navy here soon I'll meet the people I need to put this together IF it is possible.

Money shouldn't be a problem.

And yeah I could get a pilot license, but Idk. I could build a kit...but the lawn dart thing might slow things down

[715]

Actually, such is available independent of HTC. I did some research on this years back and such was available then. Improvements have been developed since.

http://www.simkits.com/products.php?groupid=54

http://simkits.com/

OK.  Let's take the case of the USB heading indicator.  You plug it into a USB port and you have a USB controlled heading indicator.  How does it know what direction to display, i.e. what direction your AH plane is heading?  AH would have to have some kind of software interface that would tell this USB device what heading to display.  Are you saying AH does have such a software interface?  If not, then what use is a heading display that just says N all the time?

[Dragon Tamer]

OK.  Let's take the case of the USB heading indicator.  You plug it into a USB port and you have a USB controlled heading indicator.  How does it know what direction to display, i.e. what direction your AH plane is heading?  AH would have to have some kind of software interface that would tell this USB device what heading to display.  Are you saying AH does have such a software interface?  If not, then what use is a heading display that just says N all the time?

Pyro has said before that they have the ability, and are willing to adapt the game to work with such devices. This leaves me to assume that any pre-made USB gauge is included in that list.

[guncrasher]

nothing you can do to simulate g forces but I believe the seats movement is tied to the stick and rudder.



semp

[Zacherof]

nothing you can do to simulate g forces but I believe the seats movement is tied to the stick and rudder.



semp

just iunstall it on a rollercoaster

[guncrasher]

or pay the neighborhood kids to rock your chair.   or the cheapest way is drink tequila.

semp

[SPKmes]

nevermind...was thinking through a hole in my head.

[4Prop]

or the cheapest way is drink tequila.

semp

You pay for it the next 3 days

[Midway]

Thanks for your input guys. Fortunetly, the only thing I can bring to this project is draw up the plans. As my mechanical abilities are lacking a bit. But I know a few engineers, and I'm sure when I join the navy here soon I'll meet the people I need to put this together IF it is possible.

Money shouldn't be a problem.

And yeah I could get a pilot license, but Idk. I could build a kit...but the lawn dart thing might slow things down

Wtg on your plans for joining the Armed Forces (Navy).  

Just wanted to say that and thank you.  

[jimson]

It would be hopeless to just tie the mechanical simulator into the stick output as it would immediately get out of sync with what AH thinks the plane is doing and you'd be upside down looking at a rightside up view.

Many just use the movement of the simulator platform. You have a non game interfaced joystick that moves the platform pitch and roll,

 http://www.acesim.com/stickdet.gif

and hard mounted on the base under the seat is a backward, game interfaced joystick connected to the seat, usually with elastic cords. When the simulator pitches up or rolls, it moves that joystick the correct direction, so rather than the game input controlling the simulator movement, it is the simulator movement controlling the game input.

http://www.acesim.com/ctrllink.gif

Of course in this case we are talking limited movement, not full inversion, but with outside references blocked with full enclosure or with the Occulus Rift, the illusory feeling would probably be there.

[fbEagle]

You have trouble typing a post so people understand it and your going to try and engineer a cockpit flight simulator? Really?




 

Have you ever looked at something an engineer wrote? That's why they are engineers not English teachers.

[Dragon Tamer]

Have you ever looked at something an engineer wrote? That's why they are engineers not English teachers.

This.

[Zacherof]

MI'M far from an engineer but I can envision something I want built and put it on paper with dimensons. For exampl when I was younger I tried to design a bazooka using them small rockets kids use. I tried to create folding fins but I didn't have any titanium on hand, or have the money or tools to achieve what I wanted. But the bazooka. Worked! (don't tell me parets that's why the chair was shattered.  )