gomopar440
Livin' my life...one gas station at a time.
I just picked this little gizmo upoff ebay a few days ago ---> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320219357950&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011. I still waiting for it to arrive in the mail though.:shifty:
I've been looking for something like this for a while now. I want to use it for my aircraft project (whenever I get around to actually starting on it
) to give me the ability to view and record from the cockpit using a LCD camera mounted under the plane.
Since it will be a tail dragger, I would need to weave the plane left and right (S-turns) in order to actually be able to see the runway while moving slowly on the ground. Thats because normally all that's visible straight ahead, while all three wheels are on the ground, is the forward part of the fuselage and the engine cowling. When the ground speed increases enough to allow the tail to come up the pilot is able to see forward over the forward cowl normally.
My idea is to mount a small forward facing LCD cam under the belly of the plane with a monitor in the dash. I drew it up in the pic below to better explain the idea.
I already have a Sony Super CCD cam as well as a couple of different size LCD displays I bought before this. However I wouldn't be able to record anything with those LCDs. Since the GoVideo unit can record as well as display video and sound, I will also be able to make movies of the flights once it's all up and running properly.
Since the plane will be a long time in coming (years away), I figured I could still use it for it's intended personal entertainment purpose till then.
Unless I do something similar with it on the Challenger first that is...:toot:[smilie=i:
EDIT: Added pics of the camera and the GoVideo unit.
I've been looking for something like this for a while now. I want to use it for my aircraft project (whenever I get around to actually starting on it
) to give me the ability to view and record from the cockpit using a LCD camera mounted under the plane. Since it will be a tail dragger, I would need to weave the plane left and right (S-turns) in order to actually be able to see the runway while moving slowly on the ground. Thats because normally all that's visible straight ahead, while all three wheels are on the ground, is the forward part of the fuselage and the engine cowling. When the ground speed increases enough to allow the tail to come up the pilot is able to see forward over the forward cowl normally.
My idea is to mount a small forward facing LCD cam under the belly of the plane with a monitor in the dash. I drew it up in the pic below to better explain the idea.
I already have a Sony Super CCD cam as well as a couple of different size LCD displays I bought before this. However I wouldn't be able to record anything with those LCDs. Since the GoVideo unit can record as well as display video and sound, I will also be able to make movies of the flights once it's all up and running properly.
Since the plane will be a long time in coming (years away), I figured I could still use it for it's intended personal entertainment purpose till then.
Unless I do something similar with it on the Challenger first that is...:toot:[smilie=i:
EDIT: Added pics of the camera and the GoVideo unit.
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I have a KR-2 aircraft profile (also designed by a member the web group) for X-Plane so I've been using that one mostly lately. It even uses the dimentions of the new airfoil. I picked up a set of rudder pedals recently to go with my Saitek joystick and throttle setup.
