Thruster Control Panel for Analog Flight Simulator, San Francisco State College

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An exterior view of a thruster control unit used in an analog flight simulator, housed within a wooden enclosure. The central control lever and labeled positions suggest its role in simulating thrust or directional control, supporting instruction in flight dynamics and control systems.

Identifier
TP-ATA-1881
Context

  • 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.

 

Credits: 

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

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
255

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