Building Dimensions

[aizak]

Hello boys and girls
as this is my first post let me introduce my self
I am 26 years old and i live in Rhodes Greece
i am working a computer technician and in the summer i work also as an airline representative (aka dispatcher).
Also i am a virtual pilot for Transavia.com VA
After a long research i decided to build a fix based sim of an 737ng as i love that aircraft.
At this moment of my life there is no free space in my house for the sim but in February i am getting married and i am lucky to get my own home so i am free to build on the roof of my house a building in order to host my sim.

My question now is how big it should be in order to fit everything
my goal is an exact copy as 737ng.co.uk as this guy has made a very good job and i admire his work also i am thinking of 3 projectors for the visuals

I would appreciate if anybody could tell me in length height and width.

Thanks in advance
Vangelis Boulasikis

[flymo001]

Hello Vangelis,
Welcome to the world of flight simming, and a warm welcome to the forum.

I have visited Ian and his sim, and what an inspiration it is.
For my 737, I have decided to use the diamentions of 2.5m x 2.5m for the base, and 2.0m in height. This does NOT include any extra area for the visuals, as at present I'm using screens.
You would need to add to the base sizes in width and length when adding projectors.
There are members on the forum who will be able to give you a better idea of the extra distances needed.
Hope this helps as a starting point, and wish you as much fun and enjoyment as the rest of us, on building your sim.
You will never finish it!!!!.......as there is ALWAYS something to add or upgrade!!!

Once again WELCOME to the forum.

Regards,

John P (UK)

[Nick1150]

Καλως ήρθες φίλε στο Mycockpit.org :D

There are several Greek members here, together with the rest of fine gentlemen here from around the world, who will all warm welcome you soon. The art of building a home cockpit is a process, in which as you will see for your self, deals with many different aspects of building, that is PC hardware, visuals, electronics, switches, wood work, fiber glass, and so many more skills that will arise and will get better as the built process continues... Just remenber that in this forum THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS and I found that asking is the best way to avoid mistakes.

As far as the dimensions, there are tons of information by writing "737 cockpit dimensions" on the top right search button of the forum ;)

Welcome again,

Best regards,

[aizak]

I would like to thank everybody for their answers but i would like to clarify my question i am not asking the sim's dimensions but just an advice on the size of the room that is needed to host the simulator because i will build it myself.
So to avoid to make it to small or too big

Thanks in advance

[Nick1150]

Hi again,

I didn't realised the question, sorry :-?

Taking as given that the platform must be about 2 x 2 meters at least and that you need 1 meter or so for the external visuals.... I believe that a room 3 x 3 meters is the optimal minimum space needed, but I have seen sims in less space too. Many also put the cockpit base on the diagonial axis of the room, thus in such a case 2.5 x 2.5 meters could make the job....

Then of course there are more experienced builders to drop in and say more !!!