[simpits-tech] Home made HUD?

Roy Coates simpits-tech@simpits.org
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:15:14 +0100 (BST)


On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Gene Buckle wrote:

> If you go to the effort of building a working HUD, you have the advantage
> of being able to set the focal point where ever you need it to be.  In
> commercial military sims that use real HUDs, they use a specially modified
> optics chamber that keeps the focus at the vertical plane of the exterior
> view display screen.  I've only heard of this being done in F-16
> simulators though.

Having never really studied HUD's before - this could be out of the 'home
made' league.

Roy.