AW: [simpits-tech] Head Up Display pics...

[Gene Buckle]

> 
> someone asked the question before, but it left unanswered: can a normal
> human being build a HUD for a simpit, or is this almost impossible?? I just
> started with my F-16A project last September, trying my best now to get one
> instrument and one panel after the other. A working F-16A HUD just slit
> through my fingers when I started my cockpit interest - another guy was a
> few days quicker and got it for US$ 600 !!!!! A nightmare :(
>
Ouch.  That's too bad!
 
> Do you know if these HUDs are available somewhere, or did anyone build one
> yourself??

The HUDs that Matt & I use are surplus A7 HUDs.  They're built by Canada
Marconi.  This model was also used in very early A model F-16s.  Matt's
HUD has been upgraded with an F-16C UFC that he mounted himself.  

I think that if you experiment with some lenses & mirrors, you could come
up with a usable HUD without too much trouble.  The combining glass in my
HUD is a bit over 1/4" thick - you should be able to pick this up from a
local glass supplier fairly cheaply.  

here is how I think my HUD is built (I don't know exactly what is inside
the optics chamber)

- = light
| = light
L = lens
M = mirror
C = combining glass


            C
             C
              C
               C
         LLLLLLL
            |
      L     |M
------L-----M
      L    M

I hope this helps.

g.