The Seattle 737 project

[AndreNordheim]

Main instrument panel in place. Fits like a glove. Click on the picture for a larger view.

[warsamemo]

amazing and inspiring work... cant wait to see the finished work.

[AndreNordheim]

It feels like ages since my last update but here is another tidbit of what i'm working on right now.
This evening I finished the main flight control link between the captain and first officer side. The frame and pivot cage is made of 1 1/4" square steel tubing. Dont read to much into the details as the yoke tubes and elbows arent permanently installed.
I am still awaiting the gas struts that will establish the neutral point as well as resistance when pushing/pulling on yoke.


I am also expecting part from different parts of the world, including the landing gear lever and both yokes.

Click picture for a quick video clip.

[NedHamilton]

Very nice looking.

How much room below the flight deck floor will it need to operate?

[roppeca]

Nice Andre...state of the art knowledge to find that neutral point to get that two bars linked...good luck !

[AndreNordheim]

Very nice looking.

How much room below the flight deck floor will it need to operate?

Takes up about 8"

[AndreNordheim]

I remember the days where progress was noticeable on a daily basis. Those days seem to be long gone. Nevertheless I'm pushing forward and things are starting to take shape. The last couple of weeks have been solely dedicated to the flight control mechanism. Forward motion got a bit of a blow when I smacked the hammer over my thumb. What did I learn? Dont swing a hammer when you are tired and pissed off at the project. All I have left now on this part is linking up the actual yokes, which I hope to have completed this weekend. Yokes arrived from Throttletek in El Salvador.





http://static.photobucket.com/player...psb7175623.mp4

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[AndreNordheim]

Alright friends, i'm finally about to wrap this part of the project. Being that i'm not much of a planner, I like to invent things as I go along. So after going through a few revisions I have come up with a very smooth working roll mechanism for the upper elbows. The handles operate with 180 degrees turn in each direction. Wires feed through the pivot block center tube and down the column.
These upper elbows were fun to engineer and i wouldn't be opposed to building for others if there is an interest. The elbow itself fits on the 3" columns.
The third link is a quick video clip showing the smooth movement. You can hear the built in stoppers as the handle rotate to 180 degrees..







http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/y...-26-12_457.mp4

[roppeca]

Absolutely , no hammers !

[AndreNordheim]

Many of my friends on here have been asking for an update on the project. I have been working hard on the flight control mechanism. It has taken some time to get it right. Although I have some finetuning left, I am close to having it done.


Building a dream