[simpits-tech] Yoke/pedal force

[Craig Rochester]

Right, I do wrap it in a towel for the noise.  Unfortunately, the vibration is also felt in the
G-suit.

Craig R.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org]On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:05 PM
To: Simulator Cockpit tech list
Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Yoke/pedal force


> 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.


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