Additional funding was provided by Opinicus Corporation, Tampa, FL who designed and built the simulator. It is used to enhance the undergraduate and graduate Aerospace Engineering curriculum. Students can enter aircraft design parameters into the simulator and flight test their own designs.
Faculty use the simulator for research and special projects.
The cockpit is reconfigurable and includes helicopter, fighter, transport and general aviation configurations. The flight control system includes a 3-axis electric control loading system from Fokker. Control system, frictional forces, spring constants, gear ratios can be programmable. Sample simulated cockpit instrument panel. This particular panel is set up for a twin reciprocating engine aircraft.