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Encomendando o Mamba Mk.II "LE" até 10/12 recebe de brinde a gravação a laser do seu calsign ou logo de esquadrão na base.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VKB Stratojet Gladiator Update and Fat Black Mamba Mk.III

(Shenzhen, China / Riverside, CA USA) - November 9, 2015 - VKB Industries and Stratojet Flight Controllers are proud to give a brief update on the Gladiator line and announce plans for the Fat Black Mamba Mk.III.

Gladiator Progress

VKB engineers have been hard at work finishing the design and pre-production phase of the Gladiator and Gladiator Pro joysticks which were officially announced in October. Work is on schedule and early production prototypes are being tested and tweaked to meet the high quality standards set by VKB for the first production run. Below are some pictures of a late stage prototype.

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Fat Black Mamba Mk.III Pre-Orders

By popular demand VKB has agreed to produce a limited number of the popular Fat Black Mamba joystick. Although externally identical to the Fat Black Mamba Mk.II, the new Mk.III will include our next generation gimbal as part of the package. This product will be extremely limited in its availability. Our European (VKB FSC Europe) and North American (Stratojet) partners will handle sales for the Mk.III in their respective territories. Both Stratojet and VKB FSC will be taking pre-orders for the Mk.III. MSRP of the Mk. III is $369.99 in North America. The MSRP for Europe has not been finalized at this time. Please check with VKB FSC for more information on pricing and ordering.

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Shipment of the Black Mamba Mk.III should be Q1 2016. Please visit Stratojet and VKB FSC Europe to place a pre-order. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Next Generation Gimbal

VKB’s all new metal gimbal that will be used in the Gladiator Pro, Fat Black Mamba Mk.III and future Gunfighter joystick is currently undergoing testing and final design improvements. This gimbal will set a new standard in precision and feel for high-end PC flight controllers. Below is a picture of the prototype. Final units will be polished and coated to ensure ultimate quality.

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Virtual Toe-Brakes for T-Rudder Pedals

VKB is also excited to announce that development of “virtual toe-brakes” for all marks of the T-Rudder has now reached the beta testing phase. This will allow users to press a button on their joystick, throttle or keyboard to activate the toe-brake feature on the T-Rudder. You can assign keystrokes to either pedal and when you press the pedals a braking signal will be sent to your game for either the left or right wheel. The amount of braking force applied will be determined by the deflection of the pedals. This will allow the VKB T-Rudder to have all the functionality of its bigger, bulkier cousins with physical toe-brakes. Virtual toe-brakes are just another example of VKB’s ingenuity and quality engineering.

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Please visit the official VKB forum at http://forum.vkb-sim.pro to keep up to date on production and availability news for our upcoming products. Make sure to notice our new English language section managed by Stratojet. A new English language version of the official VKB website (http://vkb-sim.pro) is also in development.

The VKB and Stratojet Teams

PR Contact for VKB and Stratojet
Jason Williams
[email protected]
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Na típica enrrolação que é a história da VKB, o Gladiator esta no T-5 - significa o 5º protótipo produzido para testes, antes do início da produção, corrigindo detalhes dos anteriores.
Geralmente no caso de outros produtos/marcas depois do T-2 os Chineses começam a produzir.

Então um cara perguntou: quando chegaram no T-800 vão mudar o nome do lançamento para "Terminator"?
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Enquanto não sai o Gladiator "entry level", um "ad hoc".

O estoque de grips (Defender) M-5 para o Black Mamba MK.III Limited (Final) Edition esgotou,
então usaram o grip plástico para o Gladiator e criaram um "Black Mamba Mk.III Vintage Edition". ;)

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gladiator pro plus is no more? only the plus is on the pages
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I think that with the new standalone throttle models (WiP) the Gladiator PRO Plus became uninteresting, because is a "HOTAS" inseparable.

The "high end" segment of the market want a proper and flexible "HOTAS", not a "game console". :P

Thus, the Gladiator PRO + standalone Throttle fulfills the same function with advantages.
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21_Sokol1 wrote:I think that with the new standalone throttle models (WiP) the Gladiator PRO Plus became uninteresting, because is a "HOTAS" inseparable.

The "high end" segment of the market want a proper and flexible "HOTAS", not a "game console". :P

Thus, the Gladiator PRO + standalone Throttle fulfills the same function with advantages.
I will not miss the pro plus, but that means that the plus cant be upgraded, or have other sticks.

I like the option of a game console design, but they key is have options open, maintain the modular design, sticks changes for example.
and they must put twist on the pro........lot of modular and they force you to buy rudders?????

I am getting worry.....



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Gladiator "Bourgeois" version. :P

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"Ready for take-off".

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"The Russians are coming!". Two mounts, be sure.

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O 777 'tá metendo a faca: "... Retail price gladiators in North America will be $ 99.99. Sales will be through Stratojet and online stores such as Amazon.com ...."

A versão PRO - com gimbal CAM em metal - deve custar uns 200-250$... :?:
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Se estivesse na faixa de 50 a 60 dolares dava pra considerar. O t16000 está na faixa dos 46 dolares na amazon.
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Preço de Bo$$$ :P



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Pois é o concorrente direto do Gladiator é o T.1600M - características e funções similares.

Apesar da usabilidade do Gladiator ser melhor, devido ao botão pinky e só ter os botões "Start" e "Eject" na canhota, que se usados para estas funções esta de bom tamanho. O T.16000M tem a metade dos botões deste lado, bem desajeitado.

Vamos ver se a "qualidade VKB" justifica custar o dobro, mas com o 777 no negócio era de se esperar...
Na China custará mais barato, acredito na faixa de 80$.

Como a Stratojet não envia para cá e a Amazon cobra até o durex da embalagem não são opções.

Pediram para colocar a venda no Aliexpress que aceita PayPal e facilitaria a compra, mas a VKB esta relutante pois tem que pagar anuidade.
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21_Sokol1 wrote:Pois é o concorrente direto do Gladiator é o T.1600M - características e funções similares.

Apesar da usabilidade do Gladiator ser melhor, devido ao botão pinky e só ter os botões "Start" e "Eject" na canhota, que se usados para estas funções esta de bom tamanho. O T.16000M tem a metade dos botões deste lado, bem desajeitado.

Vamos ver se a "qualidade VKB" justifica custar o dobro, mas com o 777 no negócio era de se esperar...
Na China custará mais barato, acredito na faixa de 80$.

Como a Stratojet não envia para cá e a Amazon cobra até o durex da embalagem não são opções.

Pediram para colocar a venda no Aliexpress que aceita PayPal e facilitaria a compra, mas a VKB esta relutante pois tem que pagar anuidade.

I will take care of VKB sales in Latin America, also I am reseller of Bugeye.
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