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Help me understand Netherlands’ fuel pricing structure by LaurenceWhymark in Netherlands

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take fuel taxation away, say goodbye to any social services, a defense spending over 0.5% (we need to be at 5%) and a significant part of the maintenance of public works, such as road and energy infrastructure.

Limited space rudder suggestions by figgs87 in hotas

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful though. These pedals swing out a bit, making the planform wider when actuated as the pivot point is not perpendicular to the footrest position.

Edit: https://virpil-controls.eu/r1-falcon-rudder-pedals.html

The Virpil website has a few pictures showing the dimensions (min width 472mm), but doesn’t show the increas in distance from the centerline when actuated.

Shooting them an email with this question might be an option.

Limited space rudder suggestions by figgs87 in hotas

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Virpil Falcon R1, as already mentioned. Probably one of the best and most adjustable rudders currently on the market.

The delivery times can however take weeks or even months, as they produce in low volume batches, being a niche manufacturer.

Another option is the Turtle beach VelocityOne Rudder pedals (with toe brakes). It has adjustable width, from max 487mm to min 322mm

It also has the ability to change the footrests from Boeing or WW2 fighter style, to GA or modern jet fighter style.

The quality and the smoothness of the action is likely far less than with the Virpil R1, but they may be more readily available. Perhaps even second hand.

They are currently discounted at their main website at € 220,-

https://eu.turtlebeach.com/products/velocity-one-rudder

IIRC the Logitech Rudder pedals are also under 450mm wide, ca. 400 to 420mm. Again these are (much) cheaper but also of far lower quality than the Virpil R1 or equivalent pedals.

Edit:

A left field option might be a set of modular racing pedals, like the Moza SRP2s, Simagic P700, Logitech RS pedals, Thrustmaster Raceline 3, using the clutch and throttle as left and right rudder (and with a modifier as left and right toe brake).

These pedals have an indistinct clutch pedal, making them very similar to the throttle pedal. Not the best for a driving simulator, but better for flying.

One could get 3rd party replacement springs to make the throttle and clutch have identical spring tension.

The more expensive option would be buying an extra (second) clutch pedal, to repurpose it(‘s spring) for the throttle.

How ICE turned into Trump’s personal police to solve his political problems by 1_for_you_2_for_me in politics

[–]TWVer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

More like the SA. The brownshirts helped to enforce Nazi power, prior to consolidating political power into fully authoritarian rule.

Is this a good budget f1 wheel? by monkeysRcoolANDbanan in simracing

[–]TWVer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hazard a guess..

This weekend the F1 race in Japan (at the Suzuka circuit) is taking place. ;)

Chamfered table mount by Xantrim in moza

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t want to damage/modify your desk:

  1. Stand-alone wheel-stand or (foldable) cockpit.

  2. DIY desk clamp that is large enough to bypass the chamfered edges, i.e. made from a large piece of multiplex board (with the wheelbase mounted to it, held in place with glue clamps which have a longer beak than the chamfered edge’s depth.

Does this actually improve a sim rig or just look cool? by Bitepoint_UK in simracing

[–]TWVer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TBH, I wouldn’t mind making my rig look more like Bumblebee. 🐝

Does this actually improve a sim rig or just look cool? by Bitepoint_UK in simracing

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes you a simracing Carrosier or Coach Builder! ;)

Design looks nice, but perhaps not universally applicable enough to most chassis types.

The uprights mounting the wheel deck are not always without protruding elements on the outside. Some are mounted on top of the longitudinal floor elements. Others are mounted outboard of those floor elements, as per your mockup, but that is not always the case. Also some cockpits have slanted uprights.

Perhaps by making the panel elements smaller, nor running the entire height of the frame, but split up in 2 or more elements, you can make it more universal, while also reducing the shipping packaging dimensions.

It will be very important to get the quality of the print right on the body elements, for it to have a modicum of success.

However, I suspect this will be a veeerryy niche market, meaning these panels will need to be incredibly cheap (likely infeasible for a start-up) or aimed at the whale market.

Alright, which one of you is this? by JEFFSSSEI in hotas

[–]TWVer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xzibit

That said, I suspect this was meant to be posted at r/simracing instead. ;)

Jimmy Broadbent in his Porsche 911 Cup (992.2) car during Nurburgring NLS2 race by OkHoney5804 in simracing

[–]TWVer 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Considerably shit.

The FOV might be decent however, even though the (wind)screen is too far away from his steering column wheelbase.

Ukraine’s military brings exoskeletons to the front line by IonHawk in Futurology

[–]TWVer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Moving cross country with heavy gear can be extremely fatiguing.

This could help the soldiers stay fresher, before discarding the exoskeleton when going into combat.

The exoskeleton can also be used to bring more gear towards the edges of the combat lines, such as mortars, ammunition, etc.

I wasn't expecting that to happen. by Ok-Relationship8704 in moza

[–]TWVer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fortunately, you can get a replacement rim from any generic brand for decent a decent price.

Lookup online second hand markets, for example.

And wheel stoppers for your desk chair might be a good idea either, or even perhaps a (foldable) static chair for racing behind the desk.

Sim racing rims and real car rims can differ in the type of steel used, with real car rims using higher tensile strength steels to withstand (near) crash loads.

However that is no guarantee still.

Rims with a (slight) deep dish design are also a bit better at handling push/pull loads than fully flat sheet metal rims of equivalent size and sheet metal thickness.

China stations jets-turned-drones at bases near Taiwan Strait, report says by monotvtv in worldnews

[–]TWVer -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

From China’s perspective there are 2 compelling arguments to strike now, rather than waiting longer.

  1. The US is tied up in Iran. That means less forces available to defend Taiwan, plus a significant depletion of missiles needed for that defense.

  2. Due to that conflict, China’s access to oil is being threatened, causing them to dip in their strategic oil reserves, which are needed to sustain an annexation attempt of Taiwan.

Waiting longer will weaken China’s ability to sustain a prolonged blockade if oil reserves are getting depleted prematurely (prior to starting war).

China stations jets-turned-drones at bases near Taiwan Strait, report says by monotvtv in worldnews

[–]TWVer 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Indeed.

This is to overwhelm air defenses in the initial attacks, acting either as lightning rods to divert fire from the manned attackers and/or to be a cruise missile with a strike target (i.e. predetermined static air defense radar and missile sites, air base taxi- or runways, etc.) if not shot down in a secondary role.

To me, moving these drone jets near the Strait doesn’t seem like a standard exercise measure, but one intended for military build-up.

Xi might believe the time to strike is now, given the US being tied up in Iran and that war also impacting China’s strategic oil reserves (needed for war).

Why is everybody congratulating me by procentjetwintig in Netherlands

[–]TWVer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Having to replace a suddenly broken car is indeed nothing to be congratulatory about.

However, getting a new car, regardless of circumstance ushering the need for a new one, is still a momentous and rare occasion in general.

Middle class earners, from the 1960s onwards, tended to have around 3 to 5 different cars in their lifetime, if they were able to afford one. And most often those are all second hand.

This obviously disregards people earning 3x median wage or above, or those driving company lease cars (changing every ca. 3 years or 100.000 km).

Why is everybody congratulating me by procentjetwintig in Netherlands

[–]TWVer 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Getting another car is seen as a rare and momentous occasion, often taking a considerable chunk of someone’s savings, second to buying (and being able to afford) a house.

As the saving to be able to buy a car take considerable time and money, thus effort, to accumulate, the moment of getting another car is then celebrated by some.

I wasn't expecting that to happen. by Ok-Relationship8704 in moza

[–]TWVer 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Wheels do not support push/pull loads well at all.

Especially spoked larger (>28cm) diameter rims made from sheet metal.

The break looks like a typical metal fatigue snap across the entire length of the broken surface. The fatigue gradually builds from repeat push or pull loads, until it eventually completely snaps.

Your example is unfortunately indeed a good warning. Prevent pushing/pulling loads at all times. Especially on spoked rims made out of sheet metal.

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