In the F-18E, the UFCD is the primary interface for viarious navigation and communication settings like the selection of radio frequencies, navaids and autopilot modes. This panels are routed and engraved out of plexiglass like the ones on the MIP. The "MPCD" - Multi Purpose Color Display - is the central display in the F-18 cockpit and is mainly used for navigation. The single-engine plane that crashed in Lantana, killing a flight instructor and his student, was bought by the flight school three weeks before the fiery crash. F/A-18 ThrottleĪnd this is how I made the throttles. Mainstream off-the-shelf stick, throttle and rudder pedals are supported by our cockpits. Here are some pictures of how I made my flight control stick. We offer a wide range of selections for flight controls. This made building the "MIP" more challenging than expected. So I decided to stick to the real thing and use separate monitors too. Initially, I was planning to take the easy path and use one single monitor in F-35 style to show all the cockpit displays and instruments, in order to have the sim ready to fly sooner.īut I knew that this would make me regret it every time I looked at it, since a flat cockpit is a gross contradiction to the beautiful geometry of the real F/A-18E cockpit (which has 5 offset screens and a standby instrument panel, all at different angles). Multiple camera views including fully modeled cockpit Fully modeled aircraft carrier including arresting. Panels, switches and lightsįind some info here on how I made the various cockpit panels and where to source switches, pushbuttons and lights. The simpit is a wooden construction as closely as possible to the dimensions of the real F/A-18E cockpit. Here's how I made stuff for my 'main' simulator, the F-18E Super Hornet: Simpit structure
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