News

How is OpenHornet Licensed?

So, there has been a ton of confusion lately as to what our license means. OpenHornet is publicly licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). What does this mean to you? You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link Read more…

By Noctum, ago

OpenHornet moves into Community Development!

So finally making good on the “Open” part of OpenHornet! I’m proud to announce we have moved development into community development and established a GitHub repository! Also, we have added Balse and Bullant as Contributors on the team! They have a ton of experience and will be focused on ECAD and software development. Really exciting times and you should come see what the latest is on our Discord server!

By Noctum, ago

2019 Kickoff Status

Happy New Year fellow pitbuilders! I haven’t updated the site in a while, so I figured it was time to do a full status update. Rudders, we are debating between designing our own or just using the MFG Crosswinds. As always, please check out our Discord server, available from the link up top!

By Noctum, ago

Preliminary System Architecture

So been working on the system architecture for this a little to illustrate the electronics stack. Feel free to comment with any questions on it!  On the structures side, left and right consoles are virtually done, lower instrument panel is 95% and about to start work on the upper instrument panel and the seat. None will be build ready yet, as waiting until I get a few odds and ends (component-wise) 100% so I can Read more…

By Noctum, ago

Left and Right Consoles coming together!

So its starting to look like the F/A-18C. These screen caps are from before I’d done much more than mirror the left console to the right console. The face of the right console and AUX are not correct. The left console will be build ready once I finish the throttle (down the line), and finish the brake pressure gauge and brake handle. Right console currently needs to have the face finished up, what I can Read more…

By Noctum, ago

Small Updates

Just wanted to give a little status update. Progress has slowed as I’ve had 5 business trips this past month. I’ve integrated the newest reference model with all ribs, canopy sills, and canopy bow reference. Completed the L console panels, with the exception of the connector panel. Still deciding what connectors to place there – I have a small powered 4 port USB hub, and will be adding an HDMI port for VR use. I’m Read more…

By Noctum, ago

Reference Model Sneak Peek

Just wanted to show off a snapshot of Erik’s reference model. He has put as much work into this as I have the SimPit. The goal of the reference model is to be truly accurate to the Hornet. It is what the OH pit is based on, and I hope will serve (once released) as inspiration for other’s own SimPit projects.

By Noctum, ago