Components of Institutional Analog Flight Simulator

What the components do:

1. Joystick Module ("Thruster Control"):

• The wooden box with a vertical stick is a basic control yoke or thrust lever.

• Likely uses potentiometers inside to translate movement into voltage signals.

• Feeds inputs to the control logic to simulate thrust, pitch, or yaw.

2. Box to the Left (inside acrylic housing):

• Appears to be a gyroscopic component or gimbal mechanism—possibly a demonstration of inertial behavior or feedback mechanism.

• Could be used to simulate stabilization or rotational inertia.

3. Circular Display with Grid ("30 Degrees Max / Red Error"):

• Likely an attitude indicator substitute, showing pitch or roll deviation.

• Could be operated by servo motors or analog meter movement behind the display.

• The light-up segments and labeled error regions suggest feedback for pilot alignment.

Credits: 

Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.