@cjellwood: it's a polyester film coated with a layer of aluminium. It's basically the same thing as most bags of chips (crisps if you are in the UK). There is a vacuum pump to stretch the mirror so the surface is as smooth as possible and as close as possible to a sphere. The mirror reflects the light coming from the back projection screen toward the cockpit. The back projection screen is the white semi-spherical part seen above the cockpit.
Wow nice video, enjoyed seeing how the simulator was put together. Took me a moment to realize the bobbing thingies in the foreground are two other simulator units.
Does anyone know where the Mylar / PET (BoPET (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) can be sourced from? Everywhere I search for Mylar the max dimensions are 4.4ft W - and the one I see on the commercial SIMs are about 9ft W. Any help would be appreciated. darryl
@bozo86 - thanks! I was one of the engineers working on the B777 in this video. Had a great time working with LFT and being in Berlin.
@cjellwood: it's a polyester film coated with a layer of aluminium. It's basically the same thing as most bags of chips (crisps if you are in the UK). There is a vacuum pump to stretch the mirror so the surface is as smooth as possible and as close as possible to a sphere. The mirror reflects the light coming from the back projection screen toward the cockpit. The back projection screen is the white semi-spherical part seen above the cockpit.
Wow nice video, enjoyed seeing how the simulator was put together. Took me a moment to realize the bobbing thingies in the foreground are two other simulator units.
R.I.P. MICHEL BEAULIEU
Great video there ! Awesome . I see that 5000 series is working hard over there . Must be 2W10
Can I say that I m proud of that machine ;-)
Very interesting, very good !!!
6:33 damn! this guy is doing aerobatics with the sim
Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , strain wave redcuer,
robot gear joint , over 30 years experience
damn didn't know they where that flexible.
CAE stands for Canadian Aviation Electronics.
blue man group :)
Does anyone know where the Mylar / PET (BoPET (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) can be sourced from? Everywhere I search for Mylar the max dimensions are 4.4ft W - and the one I see on the commercial SIMs are about 9ft W. Any help would be appreciated. darryl
probably someone from air jamaica
how is this cost incurred, electrical usage?
would be interesting to know how that mirrored screen works
Check "Collimated Cross-Cockpit Displays" section here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_flight_simulator
cjellwood google it
What does CAE stand for
200$ per hour with motions
50$ whitout motions
how much do these cost to run?
At least a few thousand dollars per hour. The machine itself can cost more than 10 million dollars