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Can somebody copy/paste article from Test Thrustmaster Warthog By C6! here?

I cant open check 6 internet page at work, but i could open simhq forum, so can somebody copy/paste the review with google trasnlate?

Hrvoje,

The article is in French so it would take some time to translate. Here is the Conclusion translated through a free Web service:
Thrustmaster has worked well and provides us with the Warthog a product that will mark its niche. You can of course regret that it is not "full metal" but it would have some impact on price. We can also find the slew control a little cheap but the choice of technology adapted to the mass market are legion. Available below 400 euros the Warthog is the best HOTAS available. Thrustmaster marks a major coup and "gap" with Other products available is huge! Unlike other products the Warthog should have all the simulators, the quality of its components, precision unmatched power and programming make the new reference. Looking for what is done better and do not mind spending the price of a good graphics card in a joystick. You do not plan to fly an A10C without a HOTAS worthy of the name ..

History:
Since many years now the name of Thrustmaster is associated with the hardware simulation upscale. The oldest of you probably remember the FLCS F22 and other pro who has embedded in the minds of SIMER the words "quality and Simulation . Its passage into the French fold, almost 10 years ago, did not tarnish this image. Despite the temptations of mass production of highly profitable consumer (joypad stick lower end and co) Thrustmaster has never lost sight of the hardcore market RWIS. The output of the Cougar HOTAS metal replica of F16 in 2002 restored the brand's prestige which had been built her American parents. Thrustmaster and simulation is therefore a long history of love, romance that as often gave rise to progeny moult. The latest in the family: the Warthog, who eight years after the birth of its big brother the Cougar has the difficult task of taking over from his elder. The Cougar, which despite its venerable age for a gaming device still bears a lustrous sheen and a mechanical no real rival. This course through many operations or transplants made throughout his eight years, changes that have improved and extended comfort and life of this old cat. Thrustmaster via the Warthog is a difficult challenge to make people forget the Cougar and its small birth defects.

The defects of the ancestor (how not to repeat the mistakes of the past). Despite a level of quality rarely matched for the time the Cougar was the victim of bad design and production: � A material unsuited to repeated stresses that has long caused the game in the assembly sometimes stick � perfectible which caused the breakage of parts � a slew of (radar device cursor) difficult to use .... � potentiometers will faint or become clogged prematurely .... . Aware of its responsibilities the VAS Thrustmaster proved excellent for problems of parts but was unable to propose a solution to the failure to "play in the handle, these were brilliant handyman who offered options to fix or improve it, Mod NNDan, FCC, etc. ... All that FSS with a significant additional cost that will further increase the already high rating of the Cougar. But the result was well worth the trouble .. After 8 years many Cougar still adorn our offices / cockpits. Simer numbers are fully satisfied and to get them to replace the "old cat doped mods" and the checkout is going to have to watch the Warthog Imperial, without major defects. It will meet all expectations and especially recent simulators provide even higher quality to everything that exists. Thrustmaster is happened?? Well that's what we'll discover together. Follow the guide!

Why wild pig? Warthog ... ...?? These "Cougar" vehicles a flattering image of cat fast and powerful as Warthog vehicle above image .... On the warthog (a kind of wild pig) ... .... !! The Marketing Thrustmaster has he fallen headfirst into a barrel of beer with the Bretons are so fond ... (and yes Thrustmaster is based in Rennes)? Not at all!! The new-born from Thrustmaster is almost exact replica of the HOTAS present on the A-10C aircraft famous ground attack U.S. war whose name is ... .. Warthog. The interest of this choice is to offer a unique dual throttle joystick and the evolution of the F-16. It should be noted that ergonomics Stick tends to standardize within the U.S. forces that is why we find in other fighter aircraft. To be complete TM (Thrustmaster) also modeled the instrumental plate located under the throttles of the A-10C. Apart�: Thrustmaster unlike other manufacturers favors an optical replica of the existing. No frills space or strange colors! Nothing but concrete and real!

Unpacking: (you will take good for 7 kg?) The box fitted with a carrying handle is solid and heavy, heavy beast though its weight over 7 kg. This box will allow more robust mobile us Warthog to walk their LAN or among friends without fear of damaging it. Cot� bundle Folichon nothing really. A simple manual (quick start) without the accompanying CD Hotas. The latest drivers to be recovered from Thrustmaster (Drivers). For those who have not yet been any high-end HOTAS first glance transports you whisked the world of love pretty things. The Warthog is both solid, rough-hewn (for throttle) but also almost sensual to the touch when you take the stick in hand.

Description Stick: What impresses is the first large base, the stick and its mechanism taking only little space TM has decided to establish a broad basis in order to ensure perfect stability. It is a very simple plate heavy metal that poses a whole and not only there to decorum. This base is more removable for easy integration of the stick in a cockpit (we'll talk about below). The joystick is an evolution of the one already chosen for the cougar, a big change because the design and component quality have gained a lot. It is still in "full metal" a joy to grip. Listed ergonomics is "merely" an exact replica of the handle of the A-10C can find fault but TM meets its objective is: EXACT REPLICA. Buttons and HAT won the Allen screws feeling and give one side a very high-end clean and neat. So it's a beautiful design object and licked the look, the matte black paint makes it much effect straight out of the cockpit of a fighter!
His fixation system: a clamping ring is the same as its elder (the cougar for those who have not followed) the stick will be used on a modded Cougar example, but with the loss of function Push on the HAT 4. TM has properly considered the problems with the Cougar and has made every effort to avoid them. The system of transmission lines "has completely changed. We now have the right to a house ball and Hall sensor, we see this in detail in the technical part .. Now to the big new

Description Throttle: The dual throttles "is the great novelty of this HOTAS, at least the most visible. It is also on this device that there are as many buttons and HAT (see section tech). Unlike the joystick it is not "Full Metal" but covered with metal. It's a little regret and a choice that was probably forced to stay in a range of acceptable price. Despite this is an almost exact replica of what we find in the ... Warthog aircraft. When we discover the throttle we say it is either German or English, as massive and designed to chop! Who said ugly?? "You're sure it has an A-10C and not a Tornado? And then you remember that it comes from a ground attack plane and the solid side is also there to make it less fragile this equipment in a fairly rough or boots and earth are the daily of the cockpit. The throttle is in some sense the opposite of the joystick, it is not totally metal and its design is not the fluidity of an Italian car but is that really what was expected of it?? No of course!

Continue the look, the 2 throttles are massive, unadorned as functional. The NDT is very good, and Switch seriously even if the form of "profiles" a little surprised at first, "but they are replicas of the real ... you're told.
The right lever door knobs and the majority of HAT, it also benefits from a "slew control" for example the designation of maverick or laser pod .. There are many things to say about this "slew control" so we will return below. On the basis that supports 2 controllers is modeled on "panel instrumental" original panel which in turn breathes strength and robustness. I know I often use these words but the main impression that emerges. The many "switch" are of much higher quality has everything we've seen so far in the world of simulation fun.

We usually find that quality in the professional world. Find it on consumer hardware is a tour de force by Thrustmaster With the first glance we notice that the throttle is actually a reflection of the plane is imaged For simplicity, we therefore Ferrari in his right hand and a Hummer in the left.

Comparison: How not to the Warthog has beside his elder. You can see from these pictures that stick in the Warthog has improved significantly compared to that of the Cougar to bring him a level of quality (realism?) Well above the stick of cougar finally making more "toys", which was not at-all our feelings at the output thereof.
Total: 19 buttons + 1 8 direction HAT "point of view" hat as follows: 1 8 direction HAT "point of view": to manage views 2 HAT 1 HAT 8-4-plus a function push button 1 button trigger 2 push buttons 2 buttons "pinkie"
The technology used is based on a ball of nylon and a Hall effect sensor 3D. Trustmaster HEART Technology: Sensor resolution: 16-bit (65536 x 65536 values) This has the advantage of providing a rotation of the stick completely free of points hard not to suffer (normally) to wear over time, HHS has clearly learned from the problems of the Cougar game. The stick is "Full Metal" which makes a superb subject breathing heavy and solid quality.
It's time to discover what hidden her entrails:
Let's start with the handle: The handle is detachable from the base Simply unscrew the knob Once released the handle is removed by pulling upward on the connector type is PS2

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