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February 16, 2005 at 11:54 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1361099

funhouse
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The emergency chassis control assembly is now complete, And the voltage regulator has also been made.

Dave

February 12, 2005 at 1:04 am in reply to: What do we want to see at RIAT 05? #1369638

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………incidentally, has the F-14 Tomcat ever attended? Surely with retirement next year we should get to see one?

VF84 sent one for the static display at Fairford along with an A-6 in the mid 90’s i think, but would have to check through my photos to be sure of the date. Also there was a flying display from a VF 74 Sqdn F-14 at Mildenhall also around the mid 90’s

Dave

February 9, 2005 at 11:24 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1373852

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A small update on the project. The oxygen valve and emergency chassis control have been made, the Co2 bottle for the chassis control still needs to be made to complete the assembly.

Dave

January 24, 2005 at 7:21 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1397567

funhouse
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Rocketeer,
many thanks for that information sir and the kind words from both yourself and HP57.

At the risk of appearing a little cheeky, would it be possible to ask you for the dimension of hole pitch on the straps please.

Thanking you for your time to reply

Dave

January 24, 2005 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1398150

funhouse
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Jettison/fuel control assembly completed, (i think )

Dave

January 22, 2005 at 1:21 am in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1403663

funhouse
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I’m in the process of making the jettison and fuel control assembly. If anyone has any photos or information on this unit and are willing to help, i would be most grateful.

Thanks,
Dave

January 16, 2005 at 8:17 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1418827

funhouse
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yes when wired up to the micro switches in the u/c bays.

C.N,
Thank you once again sir.

January 16, 2005 at 5:55 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1419354

funhouse
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Hi Rob,
thanks for the kind words and interest in the project.

I have a question to ask the Spitfire experts, (yes another one 🙂 ) if i may. The chassis control unit below has some electrical contacts inside. Were these contacts just switches for the chassis position indicator mounted on the instrument panel ?.

Thanks for any help with this chaps.

Dave

January 16, 2005 at 2:42 pm in reply to: Duxford Mossie – The New Colours #1419688

funhouse
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Personally i think it looks great, all concerned on the restoration should be congratulated.

January 16, 2005 at 1:25 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1419887

funhouse
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the screen is held in position buy a piece of aluminium with a small groove at one end which holds the screen in and either end slides in the grove and is locked up and down buy location with a small sprung loaded ball at either end.

CN,
many thanks for that information sir.
Regards,
Dave

RobAnt,
A motion system has been researched in detail for the project, but brings it’s own problems. If the visual and motion cues are not perfectly synchronized (we are talking m/s) motion sickness can be induced in a very short time. Interfacing that technology is one of the reasons motion simulators are so expensive.
Visual cues and a couple of other systems that will be installed in the cockpit should give the desired effect.These being a forcefeed back system on the flight controls and a harness tensioning system to simulate “G”.
For another simulator project, i installed a system that could drive a reall “G” suit using a compressed air system by reading data extracted from the flight simulation. (Medicial advice was obtained before using that system) was , i wasn’t too keen on crushing my legs with that 🙂 .
So there are other ways to simulate flight cues.
Dave

January 16, 2005 at 12:03 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1419907

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will the dimmer screen lock up and down?

CN,
I only had a general assembly drawing for the dimming screen to work from, so how the screen is held in position i am unsure of. Maybe Bruce of some of the other chaps know this.

Dave

January 16, 2005 at 11:36 am in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1420030

funhouse
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Sorry about the delay in replying; yes it is a tinted screen!

Bruce

No problem with the delay sir, thank you for the reply.

Dave

January 15, 2005 at 12:22 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1421482

funhouse
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Hello Rocketeer,
Thank you sir for the reply regarding the dimming screen and the kind offer of help with the Sutton harness information.
PM on it’s way
Regards,
Dave

January 14, 2005 at 11:37 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1422653

funhouse
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The parts are made to the drawings i have, and being involved in engineering it’s always best to keep to the drawing sizes , keeps the boss happy 🙂 .

Dave

January 14, 2005 at 10:47 pm in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1422710

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Dave

With these skills you should be working on restoring the real thing somewhere! 😉

Have you contacted “Mr Spitfire” Peter R Arnold as I’m sure Peter would love to know of your project (if he doesn’t already) and can answer virtually any question you throw at him.

Hi B.175,
Yes, Mr Arnold was kind enough to send me some photos the other day regarding the project. As for doing this for real, it would be great to be involved in a project in some small way.

Regards,
Dave
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