Progress has been slow recently due to my relocation to Sweden, but I was able to complete the fuel levers and fix some light plates. Cleaning the throttle levers with an electric brush proved to work nicely. The potentiometers for the fuel levers have been connected to a D-SUB connector for easy removal of the […]
Boeing 707-373C , MSN 19179 / 500, Engines JT3D-3B, Built in 1966 Delivered to World Airways it ended up in Istanbul (SAW) and was scrapped in 2019. It is now available for sale. Asking 18000 USD (negotiable). Located in Istanbul and price is without transportation. I can help to arrange transportation which should be 7000-12000 […]
Meter Altimeter finished. Initially I tried a 1/10 geared stepper motor but that turned out to be too slow for any kind of quick descents. So I had to split the needles in two using one stepper motor per needle. Works perfectly. The QNH is set in the gauge itself not via a potentiometer. The […]
Getting closer to completing all instrument gauges. Only the HSI, ADI and INS indicator remain with the ADI being the greatest challenge…stay tuned 🙂
Finally the four DME indicators are completed & tested. So far I have completed 6 unites of which 2 are being used in the SABENA 707 sim in Brussels which I am helping to build up. I used 3 NEMA 8 stepper motors running at 1/16 steps. Position initialization done via light sensor. A rather […]