Starting to put things back together. A few small areas of corrosion needed attention, but everything is now ready to be reassembled and wired. I have reinstalled the cleaned and overhauled ventilation ducts for the forward panels, and new ducts for the gasper outlets are on order, as many of the old hoses are unusable […]
21
Jan
Jan
In the cockpit, I was able to heat it to 15-20° to prime the forward bulkhead. Apart from some small spots corrosion works are now complete! The next step is to put back the insulation and the restored ventilation ducts and I have been studying the AC and Gasper system to make sure everything will […]
21
Jan
Jan
Autopilot, which was halfway finished for a long time, has now been completed and tested. The problem was the pitch wheel assembly is a rather complex design with solenoids and resetting potentiometers I just could not figure out how to interface so I decided to strip everything and place 360° high-definition hall sensors on the […]
15
Dec
Dec
Short summary of what has been going on in recent days, more detailed reports on Patreon. Through funding and splitting costs or was able to secure a good deal on a laser cutter and can continue converting the instruments with the overhead duct temperature being the first. The laser speeds up the work significantly and […]
10
Nov
Nov
As the project progresses, I anticipate major financial obstacles in getting the cockpit to a fully functional simulator in 2025. Just the electronics (excluding Computers) needed to operate all of the 136 instruments, 373 switches, 231 lights, and relays total 4833.60 euros, not including the 2000 euros I’ve already spent on wires, cables, transformers, ballasts, […]