Flight Simulator – 12/2005

Ohio University operates a dual-seat flight simulator for research activities in the new McFarland Avionics Building located at the Ohio University Airport in Albany, Ohio. The flight simulator shell, developed for the NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) 2005 Demonstration in Danville, Va. by the Virginia SATS Alliance, is assigned to the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center. The simulator has been configured with aircraft joysticks for aileron and elevator control, pedals for rudder and brakes, and a multi-engine power quadrant. Multifunction displays and equipment are currently installed for SATS and Synthetic Vision systems while the design of the shell enables easy reconfiguration to multiple display and instrument layouts. The simulator is using Microsoft Flight Simulator software running on Windows XP. All control devices are USB connected.

The pictures above have three displays. The top display is the basic Microsoft Flight Simulator screen. The lower left display is a Synthetic Vision display / system from Ohio University’s work with Delft University. The lower right display is an Electronic Flight Bag from the SATS program.

Doctor's Uijt de Haag and Ostermann check out the flight simulator	An inside view of the controls and synthetic vision display
Pilot's view of the second sythetic vision system display and multi-engine power quadrant