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Progress Captain’s Panel

Posted on September 30, 2020 by commander
30
Sep

Getting closer to completing all instrument gauges. Only the HSI, ADI and INS indicator remain with the ADI being the greatest challenge…stay tuned 🙂  

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Instruments

DME Indicators

Posted on September 22, 2020 by commander
22
Sep

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 […]

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Wiring fire handles

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by commander
24
Jul

Connecting the fire handles and other switches and lights using the original wiring. Time-consuming figuring out each wire but worth preserving the original work of art

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707 cockpit successfully moved

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by commander
31
May

The cockpit has been successfully moved to a new location 30km north of Munich saving 90% storage costs. Restoration work will continue soon.

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Instruments

Bendix RMIs

Posted on April 5, 2020August 29, 2020 by commander
05
Apr

Finally started working on the 4x Bendix RMIs. These hat a specially made dial for Lufthansa. Now working on 12V stepper motors with 1/16 microstepping. More infos and video to follow      

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Stepper motor used in car dashboards
Stepper motor used in car dashboards
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photo 2020-12-09 19-31-10
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After (Tiller mechanism)
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Wires removed
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