February 05 2012
SURPLUS CATALOG
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The sim project sort of took on a life of its own.
As I was building / designing my experimental phoenix 2000 I wanted to get a feel for the plane that is with out a large investment.
As I had worked for Grumman on DARPA's X-29 forward swept wing plane. I new what I had to do.
- DESIGN AIRFRAME PIE in the SKY or my wish list.
- Get an aerodynamicist on board
- Start writing a SIM in C on my SUN Microsystems 3/80 (MOT 68000)
- Interface controls, engine, control surfaces, etc. to the computers
- GET REALLY FEED UP! Project Terminated! pre 1989.
- Project restarted on 'back burners', found a book on Sim on your PC..('93)
- Designed most of my own hardware for VME hardware currently 3 SUN SPARC engine
- Joined EAA here in Dallas ('93/'94)
- My C Sim flew from DFW to LAX with out crashing.... ya....
- Built 2 engine / fuel management computers one per engine. Computer was based one my Ford Torus 3.0 engine. Engine runs in test stand for 4 hrs.
- Two years later left EAA (Advisors did not wanting to look a Digital Fly By Wire.. ANYTHING!)
- GET REALLY FEED UP! Project Terminated! ('96/'97)
- Messed around with M$ SIM 1999
- Found Simpits ye ha!(2k4)
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