Homemade Flight Simulators
Homemade Sims
project727
"For the past 2 years our group has been converting TWA 727-231 / N52310 into a fixed base home flight simulator for private use."
747-200 Cockpit Procedure Trainer
"At the school I once took class, there is a CPT in the basement, which was a gift from the KLM."
A320PROJECT
"The A320 Project is an online documentation of the construction of a full scale A320 Flight Training Device with visuals made from a combination of real parts, custom made parts, brain power and sweat!"
James' Virtual Flightdeck (737simguy)
"My Flight Deck is actually the forward section of Boeing 737-130."
Mario Aguirre's 737 Flight Training Device
"Este equipo puede ser utilizado para la familiarización con el 737y sus sistemas a un bajo costo,puede resultar útil para la adaptacion a Jet,al vuelo por instrumentos,LOFT y CRM."
Project DC-8
"We restore cockpits and flight simulators and produce aviation videos. This website is for the DC-8."
Phantom Simulator
"To start this kind of project really requires two things, that you love aviation and that you like to tinker with things. It helps if you have some money too."
Randy Eskow's Flight Simulators
"My sim days started back in 1965 when I was 13 years old. I made a very crude 707 cockpit in my room."
Matt's Multi-Mission Military Simulator
"Revealing the technical side of a home cockpit project." Matt's second WEB site has a lot more information. Matt's "Basement Tour" is a must see.
F-15C Eagle Flight Simulator Project
"I must admit that up until it was sitting in my driveway, I really didn't believe that I'd managed to get an F-15 cockpit."
Rob Archer's L1011 Sim
"Rear shot of removed MIP, just a few wires! :)."
Matt Ford's 737 Project
"Ever since the age of 15, I have dreamt of building my own personal flight simulator. That dream became a reality when I purchased a retired Continental Boeing 737-100 flight deck. Since then, I've been busy converting the aircraft into a fixed base simulator."
Matthew Sheil's 747 Simulator
"In 1998 I began the design and construction of my 747-400 simulator. (With Motion)"
Michael_Davey (soon to be) F-4 Simulator
"It is in storage at the moment pending finding a place to restore it."
Tony Leaver's F-4 Simulator
"Originally I had a generic fighter cockpit which I was quite pleased with. People would ask me what aircraft it was supposed to be and I would tell them that it was not anything in particular, so I decided to pull the old one down and rebuild it as a F4."
Walter's F-4D Simulator
"Walter's problem is he lives in a fairly small apartment, and this thing needs a room with a HIGH ceiling!"
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