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al'be:do
4th June 2006, 06:57 PM
If I had the money, this would be my choice.

Specs: 3 degrees of freedom
2g acceleration vertically
+/- 30° pitch/roll
51.5" projection displayForce-Dynamics Motion Simulator (http://www.force-dynamics.com/)

http://www.force-dynamics.com/img/render-1-rolled-1-small.jpg

http://www.force-dynamics.com/img/videoshot-301-lfs-1.jpg

They have some nice videos of the rig in action. Watch them, they're worth it.
I got there by accident while searching something for Richard Burns Rally (the most realistic rally sim I know, better than Colin McRae). One of the videos is a ride with Richard Burns Rally sim in the 301 rig.

Get the videos here (http://www.force-dynamics.com/video.html).


1. At the end of the video, the car ends up upside down, but obviously the simulator can't go quite that far. What you see is its best approximation of car position.
2. Constant acceleration forces (cornering, braking, acceleration) may seem a little toned down - for this video we ran the same force scale we normally do for GTP and Trans Am. There's only so much acceleration force you can generate on gravel!
3. No, there's no handbrake. We just don't have one in there at the moment, since we just got RBR support put in recently. This doesn't mean you can't get a 301 with a handbrake![/b]

Sounds like an answer to flight simmer's prayers :D

DonULFonso
4th June 2006, 08:10 PM
I remember some similar chair (the "Rock'n'Ride") about a decade ago. The price was high but the company's professionality low: I contracted them and asked for a retailer near me, but they never replied. I never bought one...

Doorknob1968
5th June 2006, 09:54 AM
Wish you hadn't posted that! Now I need one. :D

You know how you can tell it will be unaffordable to the masses simply by the fact you must email them for a price. :blink:

Debby
6th June 2006, 09:11 PM
Now that's just plain frightening!!! :yikes:

lawndart
8th June 2006, 11:54 PM
Actaully Michael in a thong is frightening... that chair looks freekin' cool!

531_Ghost
10th June 2006, 07:16 PM
Actaully Michael in a thong is frightening... that chair looks freekin' cool!
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If you know what's good for you, DON'T do a Google image search for that! :crazy: