tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28131531390315870712011-04-21T14:06:52.592-07:00The Portable Gliding Simulator was designed and built as a recruitment and training tool for the sport of gliding in South AustraliaTom Wilkschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202921256510457008noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2813153139031587071.post-1652043101520260122009-01-05T01:09:00.000-08:002009-01-10T23:45:11.002-08:00<div><br /></div><div>The Simulator incorporates a wide curved screen, full working controls, working instrumentation and head tracking.  It is portable and can be easily towed behind a small family car.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hEhBHuFUw6c/SWRl0j50yrI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/Ja0RQUaifPM/s320/DSCN1942.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288463816105183922" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hEhBHuFUw6c/SWRl0yiR8VI/AAAAAAAAAeY/wd33Xb6bH6E/s320/DSCN2322.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288463820032962898" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At its destination, the simulator can be set up by two people.  The roof is removed, and becomes the curved projection screen, the sides swing down to become steps, and the projector is mounted at the rear.</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hEhBHuFUw6c/SWRmUfM-_1I/AAAAAAAAAeg/bdCR7Bs5myw/s320/DSC_1288.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288464364599181138" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hEhBHuFUw6c/SWRmVIOlIlI/AAAAAAAAAeo/wTJ-zczsWh4/s320/DSCN1964.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288464375611728466" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Video of the Simulator in action:</div><div><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-4a5f378e28c66143" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4a5f378e28c66143%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329965843%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D445B885F11FDED13F025A0D4E8184922D8D2E1A2.5C88B349A96DA47CD98FEA9CEB58A6DADF3C569F%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4a5f378e28c66143%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZs7TkvGAP_-BS9wNgfht5ZCTa3g&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4a5f378e28c66143%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329965843%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D445B885F11FDED13F025A0D4E8184922D8D2E1A2.5C88B349A96DA47CD98FEA9CEB58A6DADF3C569F%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4a5f378e28c66143%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZs7TkvGAP_-BS9wNgfht5ZCTa3g&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2813153139031587071-165204310152026012?l=glidingsimulator.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tom Wilkschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13202921256510457008noreply@blogger.com