@MakerProjectLab Ай бұрын
Great one, Tyler! That flight chair is insane! ✈
@nkronert Ай бұрын
The moving chair looks great, but when I see that it follows the orientation of the plane approx 1:1 I doubt that it feels the same as sitting in an actual plane. That is really hard to simulate because e.g. when banking, it doesn't feel like one would fall towards the lower side of the plane, instead it translates to being pressed into the chair.
@jasonbailey9139 Ай бұрын
Simulating the g force would be quite difficult, but it would help someone get a better idea of yoke sensitivity and the experience coupled with the VR headset would be a lot better than just sitting on an office chair. If someone figures out how to pull that off in a building smaller than an aircraft hangar, I'd be amazed. I do find this pretty impressive.
@nkronert Ай бұрын
@@jasonbailey9139 Full motion flight simulators used for training pilots go a long way. It's all about giving hints to the brain without going all the way. The brain is better at detecting changes than constant forces. E.g. forward acceleration is achieved by pitching the cockpit back. The hydraulics on these machines are very strong and can shake you up pretty dramatically. But for high G training, a centrifuge (or actual plane) is required.
@twinegarner Ай бұрын
I think it depends on the plane. I'm sure in a jet fighter making tight maneuvers, yeah, you're going to mostly feel pressed down into your seat. But I've been on a passenger jetliner in a steepish bank (maybe 25-30 degrees) and while there's some excess of gravity, there's also a decent amount of sensation of lolling over to the side. I remember Disney has a pretty old video ride that simulates space travel that made you feel the excess gravity, and I think it was nothing more than the seat pressing harder into you, but I don't recall how exactly it worked. Anyhow, when you're fully visually immersed, like when you're in a VR headset, a little really goes a long way as far as I've experienced. Most of my experience is with force feedback driving wheels, but I swear I could feel every pavement bump on the racetrack just from a few tiny wheel jerks. I'm sure an experienced pilot could point out the flaws, but who among us is one of those?
@nkronert Ай бұрын
@@twinegarner I guess one can get a feeling of leaning to one side while banking if the pilot provides some counter rudder, but it's a well known saying that those who fly their (light) aircraft into thick clouds and don't keep flying the plane by the instruments, trusting their senses instead, will die in about 2 minutes because they can roll the airplane all the way upside down while still having the feeling that they fly level.