Make X-Plane 11 feel like a Cessna 172 I used to fly out of Brampton Flight Centre
See the blog entry for an overview: https://www.nestorov.net/blog/diy-flight-sim
| Purpose | Part | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Throttle and Mixture | 652-PTF01-152A-103B2 Bourns Slide Potentiometers |
2 |
| Computer Interface | 782-A000052 Arduino Development Boards & Kits - AVR |
1 |
| Toggle switches | 108-1MS1T1B1M1QE-EVX Mountain Switch Toggle Switches |
7 |
| Master and Avionics Master | 691-TTGCTA201TWB Carling Rocker Switches |
2 |
| Starter | 5164-1505-F Davies Knobs & Dials |
1 |
| Flaps | 633-M2018TYW01-HA NKK Rocker Switches |
1 |
| Starter | 105-SR2511F-25NS Taiwan Alpha Rotary Switches |
1 |
| Throttle control | A-820 CONTROL 36" BLACK KNOB | 1 |
| Mixture control | A-790 CONTROL 48" RED KNOB | 1 |
You can import the airplane model from the following files using the AC3D plugin:
Each .obj model uses a cartesian system with the units in meters. Each part is offset from the center, so that when all the parts are imported, they fit together. (Don't make the mistake of moving parts around to make them fit....)
..\X-Plane 11\Aircraft\Laminar Research\Cessna 172SP\objects\cockpit_1.obj
..\X-Plane 11\Aircraft\Laminar Research\Cessna 172SP\objects\cockpit_2.obj
..\X-Plane 11\Aircraft\Laminar Research\Cessna 172SP\objects\cockpit_panel.obj
| Item | X | Y | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orign (0, 0, 0) | Yoke Center | Floor below Yoke | Dashboard |
| Bottom of yoke rod | 0 | 0.649 | 0 |
| Left of Ignition | -0.236 | 0 | |
| Right of flaps | 0.469 | ||
| Back of rudder | ? | ? | -0.313 |
| bottom of panel | 0.436 |
Width from magneto switch left to flaps right = 0.706 Seat height 0.383 Yoke Center height
Bottom of yoke rod to top of frame = 0.036 Frame height = 0.649 - 0.036 = 0.613 Leg height = 0.613 - 1 * 0.038 = 0.575
Panel width = 0.706 Inner leg width = 0.706 + 0.06 = 0.766
Top frame = Inner Leg + 2 * leg width = 0.766 + 2 * 0.038 = 0.846
Ground frame stick out = (0.089 - 0.038) / 2
Bottom frame = Top Frame + (0.089 - 0.038) / 2 * 2 = 0.897
| Part | Count | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leg | 2 | 0.575 | |
| Top cross | 1 | 0.846 | |
| Bottom cross | 1 | 0.897 | |
| ground | 2 | 0.96 |
back of Saitek rudder to back 2x4 = 0.070 back of rudder = -0.313 front of back 2x4 = 0.383 back of frame = 0.383 + 0.089 = 0.472
Left of frame to center of yoke = 0.236 + 0.030 + 0.038 = 0.304 0.280 0.14 0.164
X 0.998 Y 0.505
Headset calibration point 0.125 + 2 * 0.036 0.197
Reference point | Top of dashboard, below center of yoke.
| Part | x | y |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle switch | 0.011 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.0121 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.0361 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.0611 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.0841 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.1071 | -0.110 |
| Toggle switch | -0.1301 | -0.110 |
| Ignition | -0.220 | -0.096 |
| Master center | -0.166 | -0.088 |
| Avionics | 0.042 | -0.088 |
| Throttle | 0.253 | -0.078 |
| Mixture | 0.320 | -0.078 |
| Flaps | 0.442 | -0.080 |