from the South Bay
FlyByMax presents two terrific videos on how real and perceived forces play into flight simulator and inertial guidance systems. Simulators don’t just mimic the motions of their vehicles. Designers have to use the human vestibular and visual systems to mix the physical movements and scene projections to maximize realism.
Youtube Channel: FlyByMax
Jake O’Neal’s meticulously researched and lovingly rendered engineering animations are one of the highlights of modern-day Youtube. He’s outdone himself with his recent masterpiece on the SR-71’s innards and outards. The Blackbird is one of the last century’s artistic triumphs and has inspired admirers all over the world. O’Neal dove deeply into the literature and pulls back the covers from beak to tailfeathers. The section on the inlet and J58 powerplant is as accurate as the 2015 benchmark from “Tech Adams.”
O’Neal goes beyond the “glamorous bits.” Pay close attention to the “mixer” that translated pilot stick inputs into precise actuator motions to control a plane flying at Mach 3+. I’ve been following the Blackbird family for decades and I never knew about this.
On top of that, he has just released a behind-the-scenes film on how he created the model and animations using the free Blender program.
Youtube Channel: Animagraffs