Have a look at this chopped off Boeing 737 nose refurbished into one realistic looking flight simulator fitted with all the working controls, dials, monitors and of course the flight simulator software. This ordeal was taken up by air traffic controller and pilot James Price who bought a rusting nose section of 1968 Boeing 737 weighing 1,134 kg for a sum of US $1,500 and after getting rid of the left over equipment Price and his team installed original 737 components (like throttle pedestal unit, control display unit, data interfaces and panels) for a very real aircraft feel.
After that the next step was to program the flight simulator modules and interfacing the Extended/Programmable Input Controller (EPIC) with aircraft’s hardware. Then Price fine-tuned the simulation software and increased number of projection screens from one to three for a very realistic visual input. To add to the realistic effect flight simulator is programmed with many different destinations around the world complete with weather conditions and terrain scenery in both day and night mode.
This simulator also has vibration and has 90 percent of the Boeing 737’s operative which makes it among a few handful 737 simulators in the world. So far the simulator has cost him around $150,000 and still under construction and we can expect to see 3D visuals incorporated too, so do keep an eye on this one once it is fully complete.
Via: Gizmag
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