Day 16 - September 17th

The visual projectors have been unpacked and attached to their mounting plates. EMM setup continued and the motion was erected for the first time today. Some of the QTG (tests to ensure fidelity of the simulation to the aircraft) are being run. Our deadline for submitting the initial QTG to the FAA is early in October and there's a lot of tests to run.

Projectors ready for installation


Linkage area on the side of the simulator

On older sims these cabinets would have been jammed full of input/output card racks and power supplies. Now, with all the high density components and high speed data transfers, the linkage takes up far less space.

Electric load cell
'Load cells' provide force feedback and position information for the cockpit controls. The new electric load cells have replaced the hydraulically operated units found on older simulators. The electric units are about 60% cheaper to operate than hydraulic, take up far less space and there's no fluid to drip all over and make a big mess. (YAY!)


Motion system erected to the 'neutral' position during a quick test