[simpits-tech] Yoke/pedal force

[Gene Buckle]

> This rig was a pain to get working.  The white thing(quick exhaust
> valve) took me forever to get working. I have the G-suit regulator that
> the F-16 uses and was going to modify it.  It didn't exhaust as fast as
> I'd like.  Since I'm using it to simulate Gz rather than combating
> blackout, the standard exhaust performance feels wrong.
>
> The rig in the pic has one annoying flaw... it farts.  There's harmonic
> resonance between the regulator and the QEV.  Dave is going to work with
> me in improving the fabrication of the parts and hopefully get a
> smoother performance.

Have you thought of building a muffler for it?  Even a tube packed with
paper towel might lessen the noise a bit.

g.