Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: MADe on December 26, 2013, 04:43:56 PM
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I am getting ready to change over my home brew flight gear to hall effect sensors from pots. In the course of the change I want to redo my rudder peddles. I have changed them many times over the years, they are functional but they are a little wonky. I want to solidify them, make them more realistic. In the past they had to use a certain % of the pot to be used with the plane brain. The hall effect sensors will require a smaller amount of movement.
My question is for those whom have actually flown aircraft. Maybe someone has actually sat a WW2 warbird cockpit?????? or if not just the standard amount of movement.
The peddles are a P-51 configuration. I wanted to know how much distance the peddles actually depress in real life?
and are they slaved together?
ie: depressing 1 pushes back on the other.
knowledge appreciated.
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(http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy138/spyknee/spitstick1.jpg~original) (http://s785.photobucket.com/user/spyknee/media/spitstick1.jpg.html)
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Most WWII planes had a cable from the rudder pedals to the rudder. If you pushed one pedal forward the other had to go backward or there would be slack in the cable. The pedals were connected with a bar so they would behave that way. So yes they are slaved.
I can't speak for figbters, but Cessna 150s and 172s have about a foot of movement in either direction.
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cool
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This is pretty close to what I have currently established. The current mechanics cause a bind at the peddles extreme movement. One reason I intend a revamp.
I managed to strip out the ratio gear attached to the pot last night. A big chunk broke off. That gear lasted several years, can't imagine what I did to cause it.
I will be replacing it within the hour.
:salute
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I love your Spitfire-like stick setup. :aok
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TY
I made a P-51 stick as well. But the action of the Spitfire design seems more intuitive for me. I would get lost with standard stick positioning. The spitfire stick allows me to know exactly which set of airplane parts are moving. Also helps with game immersion.
I sux as a pilot, all help is required. he he
:x
I have often considered manufacturing them for others. Most seem disinterested tho. They would rather use a jet stick........................ .....