It’s time for update.
It’s been a long time since I made my last post on this blog. What can I say, I’ve been quite busy being a father of twins… Cockpit construction practically stopped at this point, there was no visible progress. However in
My panels fit the overhead rack.
I got this original overhead rack and just had to try if my home made panels fit? To my surprise they fit almost perfectly, unfortunately not all fixing holes exactly align with DZUS rail holes. Anyway I still find this shape and dimension matching
Ceiling liner panels.
You can find quite some offers for B737 interior liner replica packages and almost none for A320? And those you can find are barely similar to the original A320 liners! I guess if I want proper A320 liners I am on my own!
Projector testing.
I wanted to see how it looks and feels if outside view is projected. I used a Triplehead2go and three borrowed projectors. It was really only a test, I didn’t bother with cables running across the outside view. I have to say it
WideView panoramic view.
One of important things for proper cockpit “flying illusion” is outside view. For the effect to work your outside view should be panoramic, preferably covering entire field of vision, 180° or even 225°. This can be achieved by using multiple projectors, larger
Insulation foam board lining.
More for a test of dimensions I tried to make some of interior linings out of insulation foam boards called Styrodur. It’s easy to shape with knife or saw and can be nicely sanded to smooth surface. However this looks
Making side consoles.
It was time to start making sidestick side consoles. I got dimensions from pictures, here is a sketch if it helps. The top edges are rounded so height dimensions might have 0,5 cm error.I used plywood as always and lots
Overhead panels almost finished.
I am getting closer to finalise the overhead panels. As I have already mentioned, to get the final panel thickness of 5 mm I have to glue engraved 2 mm fronts to 3 mm clear layer and to another 4 mm
Making Korry replicas.
I didn’t see any other choice but to make my own Korry replicas. I made a prototype master out of 1 mm white plastic sheets. I made a silicone molds of master and started casting replicas. I think I had to make
PS1 screen for MCDU.
I heard that best or maybe also the only screens for MCDU’s are those 5″ LCD screen from Sony PS1. After a long search I finally found some and took one for testing. With some effort, I managed to get
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