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I want it!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOEING-747-400-COCKPIT-/221000829082?hash=item3374ad089a&item=221000829082&pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_1362

- Stekeller
KORD

i think this is the third time we have seen this one up for sale

Gotta love the Ebay comments:

Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used.

here's something else to keep you busy while you wait for the price to come down:

http://tinyurl.com/c3yapmh

Argh. And I thought that some of my software source codes were messy spaghetti.


Jeroen

Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers wrote

messy spaghetti.

Doesn't matter though as it is "PLUG N PLAY" and thus by implication runs under Windows!

Now down to 25,000.00 US

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOEING-747-400-COCKPIT-/221088388679?hash=item3379e51647&item=221088388679&pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_1156


it's coming down.....

sure its a good price but the shipping is going to cost more than the deck it will require a wide load permits pilot cars and a police escort can only travel at certain times .. trust me I know have just completed the same exercise and its over 17ft wide and 10 ft tall bank on another 20k to move it.. if I knew how to post pictures I would show you... the other thing with a real deck is your need a home for the bugger.. I am quite lucky as I have reasonable ceiling and floor space but for the average person its takes up a lot of space...

Don't tease us like that!

Set up a Flicker, Photobucket, or DropBox account, upload the photos and send us a link!

Need help? Let us know, but these are fairly self explanatory on their sites. DropBox requires you to download some software. All free.

- Stekeller
KORD

well I got drop box and I can not get it to tell what the link is

Right-click on the shared folder.
Dropbox.
Get Link.

Alternatively, use:
http://www.hoppie.nl/forum/

And it may sound obvious, but before all that, make sure that dropbox
is actually running! (The icon will show in your system tray.)

i place some pics over at cockpit builders until I can do some proper pictures with notations does that seem reasonable?

under topic my personal project by mary

http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?topic=2745.msg21065;topicseen#new

Nice hobby
Whats that, an old 747-200 with steam-gauges?

yes sir n682up has all the old steam bits but changing it to a 400 will start a proper diary with pictures and then post progress

Ah, UPS! I see, I see...

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N682UP

But originally a Pan Am and then Flying Tigers machine!?

What a piece of history. I am jealous.

- Stekeller
KORD

how an earth did you chaps find that out ? now its your turn to share :-)

Hi guys, I picked up an ex-JAL 747-400 for 20k. There are no seats and no electronic panels. Everything else is intact including the right rear cb panel. 10k for shipping on a flat pack to Perth WA. You will need a flat pack if you want your control linkages to be intact. Cockpit docks in at the end of this month.

ah you got it from UAM at Walnut Ridge ? the answer is yes because they did the tear downs for JAL.... and they have all gone now (bar 1), and chewed up by the chipper I thought you brought one out of the UK as well but I am old and my memory poor why we pay a fortune for what is scrap metal beats me and I am guilty of that..

did you get the windows ?
are you going to use the aircraft buses?
was the deck next to the dock to get that shipping quote because Walnut Ridge is in Arkansas and 10k is a bargain to Perth unless you shipped it out of Port A
so did you have it cut smaller than what they advertised so it was a not a wide load

well Blake here is the kicker for 100k you can get level d motion hydraulic platform and collimated visual system complete with cables pumps mirrors projectors in short everything to make your 747-400 llevel "D" qualified because I think that was your objective right so 130K for a level d sim less the electronic panels which you are making is a bargain show us some pics when it arrives

No scraped the UK idea. Good memory. Yes from Walnut ridge. The shipping was through a Perth company. It has taken 1 year just to get to here. Finally have a date this month. It has had quite a little journey. Trucked to Atlanta then shipped to Spain, then through the Panama canal, then to Melbourne and somewhere in between here and Melbourne. If time is on your side then a cheaper option might be worth it. Just will sit on a dock for a while. I now have 2 seats from a 737-400 with rails sitting in my living room. 1500 each from the Aircraft historical society. $128 USD shipping no lie. Must have been a mistake by the shipper.

With regards to the cockpit no windows. They are heavy anyway. 2mm plastic will be a better option.
Maybe use the buses in the future.
The aircraft had to go on a flat pack. The container option was too small for the rudder pedals linkages.
28k for a 6 dot motion platform 2g 45 degree tilt and 2500kg payload the cockpit is 950kg. On it way as well. . MSFS and xplanes plug and play drivers for the platform.
The visuals will be 3 projector configuration on a circular screen like Matt Shiel's 4.5m radius. My weekends have been very busy. Plus doing a Dash 8 100/300 type rating this month.

Panels are now finish, more expensive then what I originally thought. Big thanks to Flight deck solutions. Major time saver and the quality is just awesum. DSUZ.

All I need is another year of construction and hopefully PSX is coming.

Photos on my new canon coming as soon as it gets here. I won't be able to sleep. It is like waiting for Xmas when your a kid.

The only difference between the men and the boys is the size of their toys.

As for the history of the plane, the -121 designation for N682UP was the giveaway. Boeing has customer code numbers and 21 was Pan Am's. Now for where it went after that, I went back into Airliners.net and made a search by the N682UP tail number, and just click on the CN numbers in parentheses after the registration and it will pull up all photos of that particular aircraft production number. You will see photos of "your" plane in Pan Am and Flying Tigers liveries. Like I said - I am jealous.

- Stekeller
KORD

N894DN

@ Stekeller as we say in TX "y'all come on down son" bring jeans and boots and we will cook some cow drink some beers and tell lies... Seriously you are are more than welcome to pop down Austin TX .. make it soon I could use another pair of hands

@ Blake eemmm you are in for some fun times ahead,, how do you propose to fit the overhead panels from FDS to your overhead I assume the deck has the original overhead frame still attached right?.. would be grateful to see more on the visual systems in particular distances etc etc have you heard of these chaps for the screen?

http://www.carlofet.com/