Basic construction

 

The cockpit is made by a wooden frame covered with 1mm aluminium, windscreen and canopy are made by lexan. The canopy frame is made of welded steel and is connected to a 12V electronic-hydraulic device to open and close the canopy.

Front view is generated on a 21" monitor and magnified to 30" by a fresnel lense which gives a crystal clear picture with some depth feeling added.

The instrument panel is made of 5mm plexiglass covered with 0.4mm aluminium. Lightbulbs are drilled in to the panel from behind to enlight panel. The panel has 13 analogue instruments and two 9" monitors that display various information.

Side panels contains mainly switches for sub-systems and are engraved to give backlight.