Airbus A320 Flightdeck
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Building a fullsize, non-motion A320 flightsim
On this Web-page you can see, how to build an Airbus A320 homecockpit. In a monthly update I´ll document the progress and I´ll give drawings for download. That hopefully supports your flightdeck project.
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- last update: 23June 2007
- June 2007: Visit of the Lufthansa A320 Simulator at Frankfurt Airport. Design and construction of the mainpanel. FSBUS NG workshop 16June in Lelystad, NL
- May 2007: Installation and try outs of my new CNC milling machine. Design of the EL foil for backlighting the throttle section. Redesign of the gear plate for the throttle. Add the Gesper Vents to the website. The lighting panels of the main section is added as well.
- April 2007: New design of the pressure instrumentwith 3 miniservos and EL foil.
- March 2007: Finishing the five DO64 PCB´s. Now, all the lights can be connected.
- February2007: EFIS Panel finished with the new generation of Push-Pull´s; 1. step of AUDIO panel; Trim-wheel section of Throttle
- January2007: Radio Panel finished; Door drawing and pictures; MCDU progress
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- December 2006: MCDU CPT progressed , Beamer installed , first flight in the simulator, new WEB design
- November 2006: Grayhill Push-Pull rotaries ; Weather panel built , TCAS panel built .
- October 2006: Two documents with flightdeck details. Beginning CPT MCDU assembly; Finishing climate installation; ECAM panel finished; some entertainment
- September 2006: Center Pedestal activities. Finish and wirings for Radio panel for CPT; Switch panel; Engine panel; Lighting panels; EFIS panels; Assembly of the FSBUS cluster panel for the Center Pedestal. Installation of a small climate aggregate including airflow to the 4 gesper vents in the flightdeck.
- August 2006: Gear lever is finished; Pressure instrument is built with simple level indicators. Climate concept is done. Dome lights with 8 cold cathode lamps and an OFF/DIM/BRT switch is implemented. August was unbelievable cold; perfect for simulator building.
- July 2006: lighting concept finished; lights are installed and tested. In a new chaptor, called safety, I described all the safety elements of this flight deck. Update of the FSBUS schematic June: new Version of push-pulls ;
- June 2006: still soldering 10FSBUS IO Boards; still construction of flightsticks and tillers. FSBUS PCB´s.A detailed manual for building the flightstick.
- May 2006: Soldering of 10 FSBUS IO Boards, 1 COM Board and testing a new FSBUS 64 chanel digital out board. This Board is very helpful for Airbus builders because of this unbelievable mass of LED´s used in the switches. I got a lot of questions to my used CAD program ProfiCAD6XP. (supplier link). Finishing Forward light panels for CPT and F/O. A new version of PARK BRAKE (The old one was not robust enough) and a lot of other details.Building the Stick mechanics and the Tiller mechanics.
- April 2006 : FSBUS Digital Out 64 prototype
- March 2006 : Backlight for Mainpanel and Center Pedestral; Footrests for the Mainpanel;
- February 2006 : Side panel I and Side panel II;
- January 2006 : Some information about the overhead panel
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- December 2005 : Flightdeck roof completed; left side finished; lighting concept; lighting electronic; cable plan; FSBUS configuration plan;
- November 2005 : Flightdeck roof left side; window area cpt
- Oktober 2005 : Flightdeck door
- September2005 : Sitze (Seats); OVHD switch coverings
- August 2005: Overhead circuit breaker panel; Seat rails and bass shaker for the seats
- 24July 2005 Speed Brakes: new design with push and pull
- moulding circuit breakers in overhead
- Seat concept
- 21April 2005 Flightdeck shell; Airbus pilot desk
- 18April 2005 Gesamtlayout CAD File in .dwg Format Download
- 17April 2005 First Internet Approach
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