FlightSafety's Mustang Simulators will be All-Electric
Cessna has selected FlightSafety International to provide
all training for its new Mustang very light jet. The contract will include two
all-electric full flight simulators and two avionics flight training devices.
The announcement comes as no surprise. FlightSafety has been
Cessna's official factory authorized training organization since 1977.
"FlightSafety was selected as our training partner for the Mustang aircraft
because they have the experience and expertise required to develop and provide
high quality, safety-centered training," said Cessna chairman and CEO Jack
Pelton.
FlightSafety president Bruce Whitman labeled the training
program "innovative."
The Mustang is but one all-electric simulator that
FlightSafety plans to build. At present the company is manufacturing an
all-electric powered Level D simulator for the Cessna Sovereign midsize
business jet at its Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, manufacturing facility. Moog Inc,
which has experience with hydraulic simulator systems, provides the
all-electric motion-and-control system. Testing of the Sovereign simulator
began in October, with delivery of the first unit to the FlightSafety Orlando
Learning Center next February, Ron Jantzen, director of engineering said during
a recent interview.
FlightSafety is poised to build a number of all-electric
simulators for business aircraft. They include the Gulfstream 350/450/500/550
and GV, Raytheon Hawker 400XP and 800XP, Dassault Falcon 2000EX and 900EX EASy
convertible simulator and the Mustang.
The
all-electric simulators will have lower installation, direct operating
and lifecycle costs than the hydraulically controlled variety. The all-electric
simulators will also eliminate the need for separate hydraulic fluid and pump
areas.
