EC225, S-92 Sims Will Be Used In Scotland
Frasca International announced Tuesday it has contracted to sell
Houston-based Bristow Group two Full Flight Simulators (FFSs),
which are approved by the Joint Aviation Administration (JAA). The
Frasca FFSs will simulate the Eurocopter EC225 and the Sikorsky
S-92 aircraft. Bristow Group will use the simulators in training
operations in Aberdeen, Scotland.
"As Bristow Group continues to make substantial investments in
its fleet, it's appropriate that we should acquire the latest
simulation technology to match the new generation of helicopters,"
said Patrick Corr, Senior Vice President, Bristow Group. "We've
been greatly impressed with the performance of other Frasca
products, and we have every confidence that these new simulators
will be an enormous benefit to our training programs."
Each simulator will feature Frasca's latest technology,
including a TruVision Global visual system with a 200-degree
horizontal by 70-degree vertical display system, six-axis electric
motion base, flight test validation data, auto-test utility, blade
element modeling, automatic certification testing, exact cockpit
replication, electric control loading, multi-channel sound
simulation and NVG compatibility.
Frasca's TruVision Global visual system will be configured in a
multi-channel configuration in order to provide a 200-degree
horizontal by 70-degree vertical field of view. TruVision Global is
a major new release of Frasca's TruVision product line, which
features whole-earth coverage at a base map level and allows
high-level insets for specific areas. The Bristow simulators will
include several high-detail airports, coast lines and North Sea oil
fields. The FFSs will be dual qualified as JAA FFS Level B and JAA
FTD 3 devices.
"We at Frasca are very excited to work with Bristow Group on
this project because it perfectly fits into our strategic plan for
the direction our company is going -- building more advanced
devices and incorporating our latest technology into these
devices," said commented John Frasca, Vice President of Frasca
International, Inc. "We believe that our investment in technology,
our excellent customer service and the outstanding people in our
organization combined to make this opportunity with the Bristow
Group happen."
Each simulator will be equipped with Frasca's auto-test utility.
This consists of software and sensors, which automatically fly the
FFS through the required JAA maneuvers, record its performance and
allow each simulator's performance to be compared to flight test
data from the aircraft.
The Frasca auto-test system features capabilities such as manual
fly-out, allowing inspectors to halt automated tests at any time
and manually complete them. Auto-test also includes a real-time
graphical feedback on the visual display, which greatly simplifies
performing control sweep tests.
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