Tag: flight simulation

DIY Multi-Projector geometric Warping and Blending for X-Plane

Introduction This article is about setting up multi-projector visuals on a cylindrical screen for a flight simulator home cockpit. There are three image transformations one will need to accomplish for it to work properly. Figure 1: Sample three projector system (left). Distorted images and overlaps when projecting from X-Plane without warping & blending (center). Properly …

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Making of the Integrated Standby Flight Display

The Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) is used in all newer Boeing 737 jets. This instrument is thought to be a backup when all other (now digital) flight instruments fail. In the real aircraft it is a fully independent (in terms of power and sensors) and rather small replacement of the Primary Flight Display (PFD) …

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