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CKAS Thruxim

Flight Motion Simulator and Driving Motion Simulator for your Home

The CKAS Thruxim is the ultimate home use motion simulator for gaming, with a high fidelity 2 degree of freedom motion system, and convenient upper structure to get you in a motion simulator immediately. This unit has been the culmination of all of CKAS' professional experience in commercial simulators focused on what is important for private enthusiasts.

The Thruxim is not a toy – it is a commercial simulator “squeezed” into a smaller footprint and a smaller budget to allow home enthusiasts a real chance of simming with motion - FROM AS LOW AS $6,256! 1

Please ensure to read the IMPORTANT INFORMATION at the end of this page when selecting a simulator.

The CKAS Thruxim is based around the T2s 2DOF Motion System (click for more information), which features some incredible response and fidelity (shown clearly in the video below). The Thruxim allows a home user to "instantly" build a motion simulator from typically available components such as monitors and gaming controllers, often already purchased for previous home set ups, and finally adds the most sought after quality of a real simulator - motion.

Note 1: This pricing is the 3 or more unit price in Australian Dollars. For more detailed pricing see "Pricing" below

Inclusions:

The CKAS Thruxim comes with the following inclusions:

  • CKAS T2s 2DOF Motion Platform (Ready to use) T2sMP (CE Certified for use in Europe)
  • Flat packed raw MDF rigid framework and assembling hardware (screws/brackets/etc) which requires some very basic assembly to hold the main structure on the motion platform and provide a “table top” for controllers such as steering wheels or yokes
  • Rigid prefabricated steel structure to hold up to three typical 24” LCD or LED monitors (VESA 75 or VESA 100 mounting holes) for total immersion.
  • Folded steel brackets for mounting a typical “auto” style seat to the motion system.

 

The following items are NOT included in a CKAS Thruxim:

  • Computer is not included – most of our customers already own a high end computer with all the gaming software installed
  • Monitors are not included – most of our customers already own monitors for gaming, and even if they don’t they would always be able to purchase them locally far cheaper than being shipped from CKAS in Australia (We recommend 24" with low profile bezel)
  • Gaming Controllers are not included – Most customers already own high end gaming controllers of their own choice and virtually all of them are designed to “grab” onto the edge of a desk or table top
  • Seat is not included – Due to the awkward shape of a racing seat and typically heavy weight, it is very costly to ship them from Australia, and they are always available locally much cheaper from an automotive parts supplier.

 

 

 

A representation of the inclusions is shown below for clearer understanding.

Supported Interfaces:

The CKAS Thruxim is based on the CKAS T2s Motion System, and as such, supports all the same interfaces. The Thruxim can be used "immediately out of the box" with the following games:

  • Microsoft FS2004, FSX, ESP (via FSUIPC)
  • Lockheed Martin Prepar3D (via FSUIPC)
  • X-Plane
  • rFactor and rFactor 2
  • Generic UDP Data sent by any client or 3rd party application

Further to this, with some tweaking, and due to the open Serial Communication Interface, the Thruxim can be used with:

  • All X-Sim supported games including LFS, Dirt2 etc (requires the user to have knowledge of how to use X-Sim which CKAS does NOT provide)
  • Any Client program which is developed to send Serial Data

Pricing:

The CKAS Thruxim pricing structure is:

  • 1 unit CKAS Thruxim - AUD $ 6,800 (in Australian Dollars) excluding taxes (GST, VAT etc), packaging and shipping
  • 3 units or more CKAS Thruxim - AUD $ 6,256 per unit excluding taxes (GST, VAT etc), packaging and shipping
  • Shipping to most addresses in Australia - AUD $ 480
  • Shipping CIF to most major city airports worldwide2 - AUD $1,100. The shipping for multiple units becomes cheaper per unit.
  • Packaging cost for this unit is AUD $ 80 and must be paid per unit.

 

CIF shipping is "Cost, Insurance and Freight" which means we will Air Freight the unit to your local International Airport (must be major Airport) where you must pickup the unit, clear it through customs, and pay any import duties.

If you wish to organise your own shipping from Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, the delivered package size is approx 1200mm long x 800mm wide x 430mm high x 120kg.

Note 2: The shipping price for a particular airport can be quite different and the shipping is worked out at the time of quote/invoice.

Video:

See the incredible CKAS Thruxim in action

 

 

 

 Data Sheet:

Important information for Potential Customers:

Before purchasing any motion system product for home use from ANY manufacturer, please consider the following very important information, especially when considering competitor products to the Thruxim.

  • Robustness and Professional Design - CKAS systems are used by companies such as NASA USA, Australian Defence Forces and other Military contractors. Our systems are very serious in construction and design, and we use only the finest German Actuator hardware to make sure the system works as it has been designed. Our machines are all designed by professional engineers who are trained in developing robot structures, which are designed not only to "work once", but rather to endure fatigue, and perform for a long time with high fidelity. Many competitor systems are simply built by enthusiasts who have some great ideas, but lack the engineering skills to "design and manufacture" a system for consumer or professional use.
  • Realistic Simulation - All CKAS motion simulation algorithms are of the highest academic quality. Our algorithms are certified in commercial driving and aviation simulators, and offer the highest fidelity and response. Many competitor devices which require an independent screen that is not mounted to the motion system are not producing a simulator at all and are inappropriate for use by serious enthusiasts. This is especially bad when a large angle swing is also integrated into such units as it is HIGHLY unrealistic to be accelerating and trying to see the TV in front of you when you are tilted back and looking at the ceiling.
  • Replacement Parts and Spares - CKAS systems are designed with almost entirely "commercial off the shelf" (COTS) components, which are provided by large scale multinational manufacturers. This means that sourcing spare parts for our systems long into the future will be trivial, since the use of commercial technology ensures high life times and support for spares. Most of our competitors will "fabricate" or cobble together "special" actuators from flimsy components like small stepper motors and DC hobby motors and expect them to service continued use. The sourcing of spares in this case will be required often and will be very difficult.
  • CE Conformance - The CKAS system conforms to the stringent European Standards and Directives for use in the Eurozone. Our system must pass hundreds of tests involving Essential Health and Safety and Machine Design directives, and also comply with Electromagnetic Emission Standards. If you plan to import a competitor system into Europe, which does not conform to CE directives, it will most likely be stopped by your Customs Office.