hey m8, you can also just put a thin sheet of plywood on the floor, under your chair & under your ru

hey m8, you can also just put a thin sheet of plywood on the floor, under your chair & under your rudder pedals/feet that will pin it down then just bolt the Rhino base itself to the plywood.

Eraseri•9/21/23, 9:27 AM

Hi, I tried to check from FAQ but didn't have an answer. So my question is related to production amount/capacity. As we see from previous shipped Rhino the median waiting time is 218. With the current rate of Rhinos produced during little over month or so my estimated waiting time is little over one year. So the question is, are there any plans put in place to increase the production?

VPforceBot•9/21/23, 10:00 AM

:package:

RHINO #0200 Has Shipped!

ddrake1984•9/21/23, 2:46 PM

that's a milestone

PPiNKSH!T hey m8, you can also just put a thin sheet of plywood on the floor, under your c...

blave549•9/21/23, 2:58 PM

I mentioned this somewhere (here?) before, but you could cut slots into the board that the Rhino is mounted on that your chair's wheels could fit into, to keep the chair from rolling aroundl

Edit: it occurs to me that you might only need "cups" for two of the chair's front wheels. That would keep the size and weight of the Rhino mounting board down.

Ssuperbird1011 Hi all, I’m about to finally order and receive my Rhino. Just wondering if i can...

LeLv30_Superbus•9/21/23, 6:36 PM

Hi @adam1220.! Some good ideas from others

. If you want to put just a little bit more effort you could buy a 550 x 900 mm piece of MDF at least 15 mm thick and build something like this

. It is meant for a remote working/gaming table and you can switch in about two minutes. It can be pushed around on small wheels in the front under the pedals, there's a handle in the opposite end. I think it's easy to build, if you buy the bottom plate ready-cut at your hw store. Rhino rests on two 280 mm pieces of two-by-four. Please ignore the black front panel, that's a bit more elaborate. And the collective mount if you don't

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A chair with legs made of metal tube is required, Ikea is full of them. 4 metal guides keep the tubular legs in its place.

superbird1011•9/21/23, 6:56 PM

Thank you all! Some good ideas

f15sim•9/21/23, 9:47 PM

A friend of mine pointed me at this project - he thinks it would be a good option for me, and from what I see I agree. This is a photo of my current spring-centering system: https://i.imgur.com/n4hDkbs.jpg

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f15sim•9/21/23, 9:47 PM

As you can see, it's a pretty tight space, but I think I can make it work - my question is this - what's the lead time on the motor & controller kits?

Ff15sim As you can see, it's a pretty tight space, but I think I can make it work - my q...

MashedPotato•9/21/23, 10:41 PM

couple days usually

f15sim•9/21/23, 11:39 PM

Ok cool, thanks.

Ff15sim A friend of mine pointed me at this project - he thinks it would be a good optio...

Comrade_Weng•9/22/23, 9:27 AM

I'm trying to work out what aerostructure this is? Can you enlighten me please. I can see piano hinge at the top

VPforceBot•9/22/23, 9:41 AM

:package:

RHINO #0201 Has Shipped!

CComrade_Weng I'm trying to work out what aerostructure this is? Can you enlighten me please. ...

Right Rudder - Left Stick•9/22/23, 1:35 PM

I believe its the underside of an F-15C nose section, right below the stick yoke

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:46 PM

Yep, F-15

RRight Rudder - Left Stick I believe its the underside of an F-15C nose section, right below the stick yoke

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:46 PM

Well not RIGHT below, it's offset to the left (as you face forward).

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:46 PM

He has a YouTube about it, it’s pretty neat

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:47 PM

thanks!

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:47 PM

Thanks! I love seeing all the real cockpit parts!

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:47 PM

I need to get the damn thing done.

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:48 PM

but...squirrel!

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:50 PM

I have a CNC machine build i need to finish first in order to fab the parts required to add the VPforce hardware.

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:50 PM

What sim software does the controller interface with? Just Windows FFB, or can you control it directly via an api?

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:54 PM

Windows 10. It basically just plugs into usb and has its own software

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:55 PM

An program thingy

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:55 PM

So basically whatever is the sucesssor to DirectPlay?

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:55 PM

One of the things I need to be able to do is increase the stick loading by about 2lbs per G.

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:56 PM

Yes. It uses direct x ffb and I know it works with dcs but I would use it in p3d and other commercial sims. It has sim connect so we think it works. I’ll be the first to test in p3d

Ff15sim One of the things I need to be able to do is increase the stick loading by about...

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:56 PM

Yeah you will need some big motors for that

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:56 PM

What’s the overall force at 9g max after?

f15sim•9/22/23, 1:56 PM

I don't know off the top of my head, sorry.

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:57 PM

Np. Let me say you will need a lot of welding and diy, but a turnkey solution is the cls-p brunner. It does about 50, and even more with dd motors. It costs 11k though.

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 1:57 PM

The vp doesn’t have that much, it has some good force though.

f15sim•9/22/23, 2:00 PM

I may be able to get there with NEMA34 motors and gearing.

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 2:02 PM

Yeah, the powerful motors will destroy a gimbal system. You need to WELD it all, as much as possible

f15sim•9/22/23, 2:04 PM

The motor would break ME long before it put a dent in the roll & pitch hardware in that cockpit.

MMustang 1-1 Windows 10. It basically just plugs into usb and has its own software

Fierce_Fire•9/22/23, 2:04 PM

Does it have win 11 support? That was added in a recent patch right?

Mustang 1-1•9/22/23, 2:06 PM

Yes

MMustang 1-1 He has a YouTube about it, it’s pretty neat

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𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔭𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 💀•9/22/23, 2:14 PM

link?

f15sim•9/22/23, 2:14 PM

https://www.youtube.com/f15sim

YouTube

f15sim

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𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔭𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 💀•9/22/23, 2:15 PM

nice!

f15sim•9/22/23, 2:21 PM

Thanks!

VPforceBot•9/22/23, 3:32 PM

:package:

RHINO #0202 Has Shipped!

Stoned Kakapo•9/22/23, 8:28 PM

God damn!!! We're at 202 already. Super fast. Congrats to all those that have gotten their rhino or in the cusp of. You're a one man production army Walmis!

f15sim•9/22/23, 9:01 PM

Just put an order request in for the DIY kit.

f15sim•9/22/23, 9:01 PM

I got to thinking that If I fab a pair of bellcranks, I can put the stepper motors on a mounting plate fitted to one of the avionics bays right under the left side console.

Ff15sim I got to thinking that If I fab a pair of bellcranks, I can put the stepper moto...

mechsicko•9/22/23, 9:51 PM

Small correction: servo motors not steppers.

f15sim•9/22/23, 9:57 PM

Steppers with feedback loops.

f15sim•9/22/23, 9:57 PM

to me, servos are brushless things.

mechsicko•9/22/23, 10:28 PM

they are not only brushless dc servos they also have anti cogging profiles flashed on their custom integrated drive boards. Rhino is the real deal

f15sim•9/22/23, 10:43 PM

I understand that - however, if they cog, they're not a brushless motor.

hey m8, you can also just put a thin sheet of plywood on the floor, under your chair & under your ru

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