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#3465599 - 12/01/11 07:45 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: wmcsat]  
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Originally Posted By: wmcsat
Pretzel,

First of all that is some great stuff. What I really could use are the tub constuction prints.(Ribs,bulkheads, ect.) The tub in the
pictures looks great!


wmcsat this is the best I can do.









You can also do a search on the internet for Hornet Cut-away-view and you will find things like this.



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Inline advert (2nd and 3rd post)

#3465600 - 12/01/11 07:46 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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This pic might be useful to someone



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#3465602 - 12/01/11 07:54 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Bluedeath]  
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Originally Posted By: Bluedeath
HI could you give me the measures of the control stick mechanism and the travel in degrees on each axis?
For the throttle you can use only the upper part of the assembly discarding the box base.


Ill try to dig that info up...I had a HD crash and lost everything banghead
I still have some stuff on paper.

Cheers!
Pretzel~


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#3475172 - 12/16/11 09:41 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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It's pretty quiet here! Do any of you guys have VRS Superbug? I would love to try it online and talk about pit building! Send me a PM if you are interested!

#3572260 - 05/13/12 08:21 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Pretzel, I got the prints done at a local printer. Are there any plans for the front console? How oyu did the layout and the different layers/setbacks of the different screens. Thanx, Kklix

#3577934 - 05/23/12 10:15 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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The F/A-18 pit conversation has spread to SimHQ, VRS, Seven-g, Eagle Dynamics, Thesimulatorstore.com and few more forums that I can't remember now. It would be nice to have one place to talk about F/A-18 pit building.

This thread seems to be dead. I wonder how many have given up on building a F/A-18 simpit. I am still trying my best to complete mine smile

Does anyone know the manufacturer or P/N of the canopy bow chart light?

-Chain

#3593042 - 06/17/12 03:52 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: kklix]  
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Originally Posted By: kklix
Pretzel, I got the prints done at a local printer. Are there any plans for the front console? How oyu did the layout and the different layers/setbacks of the different screens. Thanx, Kklix


Hello,
I got the front panel layers measurement from a real Hornet.

Pretzel~


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#3593049 - 06/17/12 04:12 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Hello,
Here are a few pixs of the the VRS Superbug software running in the Microsimulators sim pits. The 2 sims were used at the Air show called Sun-n-Fun located in Florida the last week of May.

The sims have been around since 1999 but have been newly fitted with FSX and VRS SuperBug along with the Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS.

We only had 4 candid missions because of the short time frame before the show. We did 4 Television shoots which was cool. I Did a 3 wire trap for them smile









Tsukasa "TUKA" Furukawa all the way from Japan got some special stick time after the show.

Youtube video here..watch in High Def.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLOGtCwbG70&feature=plcp









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#3593072 - 06/17/12 06:09 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Some more shots:



Perfect HUD overlay



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#3594107 - 06/19/12 12:34 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Very nice pics Pretzel, thanks.

Do you have any new images of your simpit?

#3594495 - 06/20/12 01:41 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Chain]  
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Originally Posted By: Chain
Very nice pics Pretzel, thanks.

Do you have any new images of your simpit?


I have a guy making the side panels..Soon as he is done I can start putting it together.


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#3604007 - 07/09/12 03:07 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Hi together

I am building a hornet-pit too.
In the future i will share new information about my cockpit in the forum of my website: http://fa18simulator.weebly.com/forum.html#/project-reports/

Here is the link to the site: www.fa18simulator.weebly.com
This site is for collecting information about F/A-18 cockpits.

At the moment it hasn't got much information there, only a few links and measurements of the SJU-17 seat, but in the next time i will share my detailed plans with you.
I think next week i can post all important measurements for the cockpit.

Regards,
Hawkeye

#3607415 - 07/15/12 05:39 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Hawkeye_CH]  
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The most important cockpit measurements are now here available: http://fa18simulator.weebly.com/fa-18-cockpit-information.html
Information about the panels and more detailed measurements will follow.

#3608096 - 07/16/12 07:57 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Hello together

Correct sized panel documents now available:
http://fa18simulator.weebly.com/fa-18-panel-information.html

Last edited by Hawkeye_CH; 07/23/12 12:33 PM. Reason: New informations
#3612531 - 07/24/12 05:19 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Looking good Hawkeye_CH! I am currently moving to a new house and finally I have a decent size room where to put my F/A-18C simpit. Ugh it's quite a job to disassemble everything.

Have any of you guys thought about making a platform with wheels for your simulator? Would help a lot if you want to move your simpit around the house.

#3612559 - 07/24/12 07:33 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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you could use the same king of wheels used in arcade cabinets something like this just build a base for the cockpit with some strong plywood.

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#3620478 - 08/05/12 04:36 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Hello,
I finally got the button/switches in for the DDIs and they are a perfect fit. All 60 smile

Backside..base of switch fits in channel



Front with mock screen and knobs



/O Pretzel~


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#3621728 - 08/07/12 06:09 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Nice!

I'm at the same situation. I have the MFD bezels and buttons planted but I still have to figure out how to do the wiring.

How are you planning to do the wiring?

#3621957 - 08/07/12 06:00 PM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Chain]  
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Originally Posted By: Chain
Nice!

I'm at the same situation. I have the MFD bezels and buttons planted but I still have to figure out how to do the wiring.

How are you planning to do the wiring?



Hello Chain,

Button Box Interface BBI-32 is for buttons only.


http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BBI-32/




Im going to use the Universal Controller BU0836X

One board can take 32 button inputs to USB..plus some rotary and joystick inputs.

http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/



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#3622310 - 08/08/12 08:55 AM Re: F/A-18 Hornet Pit builders (HornetHQ) Thread [Re: Pretzel]  
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Hi together

Update:


@Pretzel
Where are your MFD Bezels and knobs from?

Looks good!

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