This thing looks, and feels, like it came from an actual F-15. Holding it I feel like I could bomb [country that offends you] tonight!
Anyhow it's a Radio Shack 26-8104 "F-15 Combat Fighter" joystick. It's heavy. There seems to be a metal plate with actual hex head screws holding it together. There's a mish-mash of PS2, PC, and DB-15 connectors on there, can't wait to see if it sends out mouse or keyboard signals. Maybe because it has so many buttons it uses both the 15 pin and keyboard interface?
Googling it gives the rarely seen
"No results found for Radio Shack 26-8104 "F-15 Combat Fighter"."
Like, you'd think maybe one or two hits, something, some retirement home Myspace page about flight sims, nothing.
I just buy these things because they amaze me more than having a use for them.
It's incredible.
It must've been really expensive back in the day with that much detail put into the mould. And the switches look so chunky and purposeful. And "heavy", you say? ๐
I hope its guts are good and have good sensitivity. I'd daily drive this thing in Elite Dangerous lol.
See my previous find:
https://lemmy.ca/post/42198040
Ah, yes. Iconic. I had one of these growing up. When I was finally an adult and looked into upgrading, they were still being sold ๐คฃ
Bulletproof, awesome button count and layout, and having a built-in HOTAS on top of that for its price made it a legend. A lot of kids were able to get into flight sims because of that stick cramming all the good stuff in at a parent-friendly budget.