Project News
This page contains the latest news and updates relating to Delta Golf. Also see the 2005 News Archive, 2006 News Archive, or 2007 News Archive pages for archived Concorde Project news from 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.
News Headlines:
Planning permission for the final relocation of G-CONC has been granted. (24/07/08)
The simulator access ramp for disabled visitors is complete. (24/07/08)
News in Detail:
June/July 2008
Planning permission has been granted for the final move of Concorde model G-CONC. The location is an area of land adjacent to the roundabout at the entrance to Mercedes-Benz World, between Brooklands Drive and Wellington Way and the move is currently scheduled for the end of November. Prior to the move G-CONC's restoration will be completed. This will involve repair to small areas of the fibreglass body and repainting it into the 70s/80s Union Jack livery that DG now wears.
Elsewhere, work continues on getting the Concorde simulator up and running ahead of its opening to the public. Recently completed is the access ramp that will allow disabled visitors to get inside the sim. Due to the efforts of museum volunteers now being concentrated on the G-CONC move, it is possible that opening of the simulator will slip to early 2009.
May 2008
A team from Surrey University (UniS) have designed, built and installed 3 interface boxes onto the Concorde simulator that use actuators to convert the roll, pitch and yaw movements from the flying controls in the sim cockpit to electrical signals. These signals are then fed into a computer which in turn controls the movement of the aircraft in the simulator software. This all allows the pilot of the sim to use the simulator's yoke and pedals to 'fly' Concorde in the simulation.
The large computer box (see photo) that receives and iterprets the electrical signals has been custom designed and built by XPI Simulation Ltd. This unit also interfaces with simulator cockpit instruments such as the ADI, ASI, Machmeter, Altimeter and Radio Altimeter and controls their operation in conjunction with the simulator software.
March 2008
While XPI Simulation Ltd continue work on the flight simulation software and graphics to be used in the Concorde simulator museum volunteers have now setup the projector and screen. The screen covers a view in front of the cockpit of approximately 150° onto which is projected an image of about 100°. This setup has been tested using a free demonstration version of the commercially available 'X-Plane' program and the test proved extremely successful and gave a great deal of confidence that the completed effect will be very impressive to those sat inside and ensure that the simulator will be a great attraction.
January 2008
DG moved for the first time in 3 years this week. The aircraft had to be pulled forward about 25ft to allow a crane to access the stratosphere chamber and move the Concorde simulator. The sim has been relocated to its new home in the acoustics chamber on the opposite side of DG ahead of work beginning to get it operational. It is hoped to have the simulator open for public viewing in the summer of 2008. Once the sim move was completed, DG was carefully pushed back into her original position.
Work is continuing to get Delta Golf's external lights operational. This week has seen the anti-collision light on the tip of DG's tail cone replaced with a reconditioned unit. The light has has been tested and will soon be wired permanently into the aircraft electrical system.
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