Every one of you has gadgets and other stuff in your home to boast around. But let me tell you that none of your ‘cool‘ gadgets can match this one.
Earlier we told you that an amateur pilot living in Sydney has prepared a 747-400 flight simulator for his personal use, but then we were not very sure on the amount that he has spent in the process.
The guy is named Matthew Sheil and has spent a whooping $230,000 for the 747 experience.
The whole setup is controlled by 13 quad-core Voodoo PCs. For the video the designer has used 42-inch Philips Ambilight LCD screens and for those aircraft controls Matt has got Saitek’s X52 joystick and toggle.
The experience inside the simulator is even better than that inside the original cockpit. The simulator pilot will feel the finest detail of piloting a 747 inside the cockpit that even includes the G-Forces, thanks to the high-end hydraulic systems installed in the setup.
The simulator’s cost means that it is a game of the born-rich...! Happy Piloting Matt!!
Via: gizmodo
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Ummm... thanks for deleting my previous post and NOT correcting your article.
Why can’t you publish CORRECT information?
I got my issue of Popular Science, and guess what? The two pictures were in two different articles. One was on Mircrosoft FS X (the first picture) and the other was the the $230K 747 homebuilt simulator (the second pitcure)
I know it’s hard to admit when you are wrong, but if you want to become a successful website, why not get things right?
feel free to e-mail me!
–BK
HI, Bk88, the setup has been assembled from a couple of products and you can also find the same pictures in similar posts that are covered by Gizmodo, POSPCI and Ministry of Tech.
Thanks for the comment.