Radical air powered flight simulator motion base

Posted December 25th, 2009 by Bigglesbarker and filed in BestFlightSimulator
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This is a pneumatic flight simulator that can stand a person on their head.

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25 Responses to “Radical air powered flight simulator motion base”

  1. stancurtin says:

    HAHA. Always on a shoestring… We did the video and effects all ourselves (just like the sim), so what you’re seeing (the video) cost less than $30 to make.
    I’ve been told if I ever get a REAL budget, I’d be dangerous!
    I hope I get a chance to test that.
    Thanks!

  2. pvtred says:

    This looks so dangerous

  3. noonco says:

    The machine passed OSHA inspection, and has given more than 40,000 rides to date (all weights and sizes).
    But you’re absolutely right! It LOOKS dangerous. :-) I think that makes it even more fun.
    Thanks! Walt

  4. mitsuenthu says:

    i dont know whats more amazing your invention of the aswome chair or the teleporting dust.

  5. noonco says:

    HAHA. Thanks.
    You’ll never believe it, but I had people seriously write to ask how to teleport.
    I don’t suppose I should tell them they just need a video editor. :-)

  6. soshowcanihelp says:

    where do ya buy one?

  7. audiojester says:

    I dont think too many spins is possible before your CORDS get twisted… cough wireless? What games does it play?

  8. stancurtin says:

    Part of the idea of the design was to make 360 spins possible with minimum modification. The trick to not tangling cords was to have a laptop mounted to the seat run everything.
    We did it experimentally, but our insurance company said “if it goes 360, you are not insured.”
    Going 185 degrees as it does now already sends the blood rushing to your head, and the mods still possible for those who don’t need insurance. :-)
    Thanks!

  9. Agent739 says:

    A I like this its pretty compact. i am no expert on motion control but it looks very well done. What is the cost of a system like this?

  10. juzzlookin says:

    The steelwork looks a bit flimsy, I’ll bet you beef it up a bit to overcome fatigue and bounce. The PC bit is pretty much a done deal nowdays, but mechanical reliability always seem to be the designers weak point. Nice concept though.

  11. stancurtin says:

    It does look spindely (sp) but it really is pretty robust even with a dynamic load. It passed OSHA’s toughest engineering inspection for use in California fairs, and has given over 40,000 rides to date!
    Thanks!

  12. audiojester says:

    ohhh… That sucks about the insurance. This has so much potential but needs big backing to get anywhere.

  13. ggrizzle says:

    nice…this is a very well designed simulator one of the best I’ve seen to date. Good Job.

  14. noonco says:

    Thanks!

  15. audiojester says:

    What would it cost to build this? Also, what are the specs on this? I am going to be building something but what Im wanting to build is more RACE oriented vs flight. However if this performs very well I would build something like this. ALSO was wondering how you would get the feedback movements to the chair from the computer…

  16. stancurtin says:

    I spent about 5K on it (parts only, computer included).
    It’s not optimum for a race simulator, though it has been used for that. The response is too smooth, so it feels like you’re flying, not bumping along in a car.
    Feedback was accomplished with pots. The computer monitors platform position and updates motion20 times each second!
    Thanks.

  17. skisteepndeep says:

    great job, good to see american ingenuity is alive and well

  18. stancurtin says:

    Thanks so much! It IS hard to “build ‘em here” these days, but I think we can still out work any of them. :-)

  19. base2final36 says:

    That’s awesome! Will this be in production soon?

  20. kingmcbrian says:

    i want it. whens it hitting shops??? O.O

  21. SimbolRides says:

    Looks expensive….As far as you building your own simulator, check out the x-sim software, that’s probably how the RAPFSMB does it. All you need is one serial port pin to a microcontroller that manages your “servos”.

  22. michelesestu says:

    wow, this guy rematerialize himself like a charm!

  23. BiggCleve2 says:

    lol

  24. BiggCleve2 says:

    nice

  25. piromoretta says:

    holy crap

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