Ben Gimbert

Ben Gimbert

January 15, 2020 04:06

Built an F18 cockpit mock up using 3d printed parts  with the Gigabot 3.0. Project took over a yr to complete. Materials I used were wood , aluminum , mild steel. The interior of the cockpit composed of switches Plexiglass and over 100 3d printed parts using the Gigabot. Over 120 hrs of CAD process brought the many shapes I designed for 3d printing. many hours of test fitting and re printing to get scale right so parts fit correctly. Otter cockpit was painted A Fighter weapon scheme such as Top Gun instructors fly. The whole cockpit was built on wheel castors for easy moving. This cockpit was built for Virtual Reality Air Combat training.

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  re:3D Support

  January 16, 2020 21:11

  This is so cool, Ben! Thanks for sharing, and have fun :)

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  Helen Little

  January 16, 2020 22:44

  Super cool! Do the buttons connect to anything? Trigger sounds and lights, perhaps?

  Thank you for sharing such a neat project :D

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  Ben Gimbert

  January 17, 2020 13:39

  All flight controls and some buttons work and light up but in VR all switches, MFDs and buttons work. 

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  Charlotte Craff

  January 17, 2020 14:43

  This is so badass, Ben! Wher are you doing the trainings?

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  Stuart Langford

  May 05, 2020 13:34

  Impressive, retired F-18 maintenance chief VFA-81.

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