Oh WOW! Just found this. I used to work for the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defense Force) a few years back, and had the opportunity for a few close encounters. They’re very cool aircraft…
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RE: Mitsubishi F-1/T-2
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RE: Mitsubishi F-1/T-2
@Radium こんにちは あんど お疲れ様です!
I’m not ex-JASDF, I was a contractor to them, as an interpreter/translator plus helping pilots with language. I worked at the base in Hamamatsu, which is mostly T4/AWACs, but the T2s did come occasionally, and the F2s and F15s well (there is an engine maintenance facility and maintenance school here). I never got to see an operational F1 up close but they have decommissioned ones here on-base that I’ve sat in and had a really good up-close look at. If you need any pictures etc, please let me know, as the air museum with hands-on access to those jets is a 15-minute bicycle ride from my house.
F-1CCVの完成品を楽しみにしております!!
(for non-Japanese readers all we did was say hi, basically!)
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New TrackIR mount
So, fed up with the second mount I purchased for my trackIR 5 not matching my monitor, and having to deal with the consequent flapping and flopping all over the place I asked my buddy (who is a PhD in mechatronics engineering and builds and prototypes all kinds of cool things, including stuff for spacecraft) to come up with something.
Ooh boy did he deliver. Tis a thing of beauty. Rock solid, adjustable, and fits on just about anything. Tried it out on BMS today and man do I owe him a beer! Would upload an image but can’t figure out how to do it!
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RE: New TrackIR mount
@CriticalMass It’s REALLY nice and very adjustable. Made of steel and engineering plastic too so way better quality than… almost anything else I own! Told him we should sell them!
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RE: New TrackIR mount
Hmm. Depending on volume it might be better for me to just walk down the road and and find engineering firms (not like there is a shortage of them in Japan!!). We’ll see. If 20 people front up and say they one I’ll start looking… so if you want one, spread the word!!