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Title:
HANG GLIDER SIMULATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH0924129
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a hang glider simulator which enables a trainee to experience the simulated safe pilotage of a hang glider in an actually flying feeling mode.

This hang glider simulator consists of a game chamber 2 and an image display chamber 20 which are separated by a transmission-type screen 21. The game chamber 2 is equipped with four game seats, and each game seat comprises an operating rod 10 consisting of a horizontal rod for grasping and two tilting rods, a tilting step 13 located at the backward position of the game seat, a handrail 11 and a seat cushion 12. When the simulator is set to the operating mode; a trainee puts his feet on the tilting step 13, grasping the horizontal rod, and assumes a forward leaning posture to experience a feeling of gravity. On the wall of the game chamber 2, plural speakers 25 are embedded to create a sound in a sound system. Besides, four air intake ports oriented to each game seat are opened on the upper part of the transmission-type screen. In the image display chamber 20, a projector 22 for projecting a simulated image and a reflective mirror 23 are installed, so that an image is projected through the rear side of the transmission-type screen 21.


Inventors:
TSUCHIDA TOSHIKATSU
NAGAI YUKIO
YAMAGUCHI TADAHIKO
Application Number:
JP17774695A
Publication Date:
January 28, 1997
Filing Date:
July 13, 1995
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD
International Classes:
A63B69/00; (IPC1-7): A63B69/00; A63B69/00
Domestic Patent References:
JPS61284268A1986-12-15
JPH0366390A1991-03-22
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Keiichiro Nishikyo (2 outside)