[simpits-tech] Boeing 747-100 Cockpit / Control Cabin!! NR!

[P Cos]

Folks,
If I may add some perspective.
I work for a large company that manufactures Flight Training Devices.
One of the things that knocked my socks off when I started was the "Sticker 
Shock!".... I was dumbfounded by what I heard the $$$$ were on alot of the 
manufactured parts.

For those of you that were in shock over the B767 Hull.. Consider this:
That unit could be the basis for an Airline Flight Training Device (FTD).
A decent constructor would use that and build to it. Keep in mind that a new 
B767 runs 120 million. To replicate the flightdeck to the level required for 
the Higher FAA levels is quite costly. In many cases they end up using real 
parts as it cost the same vs the reverse engineering that may be required.
Example: the key components in that Flightdeck that would be worth a fortune 
are:
B757/767 Throttle Unit (Value: $15,000us)
B757/767 Yokes (Value without Control Loaders: $6,000us)
B767 Rudder Pedal Assemblies ($3,000us)
the rest is gravy and saves the FTD manufacturor at least another 20-40 in 
engineering and development costs.
To make a decent Shell would require many man hours of engineering and and 
design, molding etc. Count on $20,000 by the time overheads and everything 
are added in.

The average price of an A320 or B737 Flight Training Device (No visual and 
no motion) is between $800,000 and 1.4 million. Fact.

I can relate to the comments though. I did that when I started.. Now when I 
hear that the F18 Control Loaders will run 17,000 each I simply say "wow" .. 
(I shake my head when I go around the corner instead of in front of 
everyone!)

Two completely different worlds. Just thought I would relate abit about what 
I learnt having spent a year on this side of the wall as well as been home 
builder. (The trick is to learn and "de-engineer" to make things for our 
world!)....
Take care guys... PC



Fo


>From: "Brian Sikkema" <hangr18@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Boeing 747-100 Cockpit / Control Cabin!! NR!
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:50:25 +0000
>
>Hey, someone's bidding on it, so at least he's not alone up there. If I 
>could get away with selling scrap metal for $15k, I'd do it, too. And it 
>looks like he's getting away with it.
>
>Brian
>
>
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Gene Buckle <geneb@deltasoft.com>
>Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Boeing 747-100 Cockpit / Control Cabin!! NR!
>Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 22:02:04 -0800 (PST)
>
>Sheesh.  $15k for THAT?   Oooookay.  Must be nice, whatever plane of
>reality he hails from. :)
>
>g.
>
>
>On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, P Cos wrote:
>
> > I thhought this one was interesting... PC
> >
> > 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26440&item=1876599481
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "David C. Allen" <allendc@qwest.net>
> > >Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > >To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > >Subject: [simpits-tech] Boeing 747-100 Cockpit / Control Cabin!! NR!
> > >Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 09:53:34 -0700
> > >
> > >There is a 747 Flight deck on ebay:
> > >
> > >Boeing 747-100 Cockpit / Control Cabin!! NR!
> > >
> > 
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1876829143
> > >
> > >David
> > >www.737FlightSim.com
> > >
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