Radical air powered flight simulator motion base

This is a pneumatic flight simulator that can stand a person on their head.

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25 Responses to Radical air powered flight simulator motion base

  1. gunhimdown says:

    so 90′s

  2. jakylili says:

    that was such a cheesy presentation…bad green screen…but crazy ass productLol

  3. issueagent says:

    Where can i purchase this?

  4. piromoretta says:

    holy crap

  5. BiggCleve2 says:

    nice

  6. BiggCleve2 says:

    lol

  7. michelesestu says:

    wow, this guy rematerialize himself like a charm!

  8. SimbolRides says:

    Looks expensive….As far as you building your own simulator, check out the x-sim software, that’s probably how the RAPFSMB does it. All you need is one serial port pin to a microcontroller that manages your “servos”.

  9. kingmcbrian says:

    i want it. whens it hitting shops??? O.O

  10. base2final36 says:

    That’s awesome! Will this be in production soon?

  11. stancurtin says:

    Thanks so much! It IS hard to “build ‘em here” these days, but I think we can still out work any of them. :-)

  12. skisteepndeep says:

    great job, good to see american ingenuity is alive and well

  13. stancurtin says:

    I spent about 5K on it (parts only, computer included).
    It’s not optimum for a race simulator, though it has been used for that. The response is too smooth, so it feels like you’re flying, not bumping along in a car.
    Feedback was accomplished with pots. The computer monitors platform position and updates motion20 times each second!
    Thanks.

  14. audiojester says:

    What would it cost to build this? Also, what are the specs on this? I am going to be building something but what Im wanting to build is more RACE oriented vs flight. However if this performs very well I would build something like this. ALSO was wondering how you would get the feedback movements to the chair from the computer…

  15. noonco says:

    Thanks!

  16. ggrizzle says:

    nice…this is a very well designed simulator one of the best I’ve seen to date. Good Job.

  17. audiojester says:

    ohhh… That sucks about the insurance. This has so much potential but needs big backing to get anywhere.

  18. stancurtin says:

    It does look spindely (sp) but it really is pretty robust even with a dynamic load. It passed OSHA’s toughest engineering inspection for use in California fairs, and has given over 40,000 rides to date!
    Thanks!

  19. juzzlookin says:

    The steelwork looks a bit flimsy, I’ll bet you beef it up a bit to overcome fatigue and bounce. The PC bit is pretty much a done deal nowdays, but mechanical reliability always seem to be the designers weak point. Nice concept though.

  20. Agent739 says:

    A I like this its pretty compact. i am no expert on motion control but it looks very well done. What is the cost of a system like this?

  21. stancurtin says:

    Part of the idea of the design was to make 360 spins possible with minimum modification. The trick to not tangling cords was to have a laptop mounted to the seat run everything.
    We did it experimentally, but our insurance company said “if it goes 360, you are not insured.”
    Going 185 degrees as it does now already sends the blood rushing to your head, and the mods still possible for those who don’t need insurance. :-)
    Thanks!

  22. audiojester says:

    I dont think too many spins is possible before your CORDS get twisted… cough wireless? What games does it play?

  23. soshowcanihelp says:

    where do ya buy one?

  24. noonco says:

    HAHA. Thanks.
    You’ll never believe it, but I had people seriously write to ask how to teleport.
    I don’t suppose I should tell them they just need a video editor. :-)

  25. mitsuenthu says:

    i dont know whats more amazing your invention of the aswome chair or the teleporting dust.

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