HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A piece of NASA history made the steady trip to the Lone Star Flight Museum on Tuesday, where it is being permanently housed and on display for space enthusiasts. The Shuttle ...

A retired NASA space shuttle simulator that was used to prepare astronauts for the motion of the vehicle in flight has moved again, this time to enter its new museum home. The Shuttle Mission ...

A simulator used to train the very first space shuttle crew is now on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum. The motion simulator trekked from a NASA hangar at Ellington Field to the museum’s ...

It seems the usefulness of six-axis flight simulator motion may have been misconceived ever since it was introduced. Training in fixed-base high-fidelity simulators - provided they have first-class ...

Simulation is an essential tool for improving flight safety through better pilot training, but it could be even more effective, according to some in the industry. Indeed, airlines such as Lufthansa, ...

Electric actuators replace hydraulics in full-flight simulators while still maintaining that aircraft “feel.” • Full-flight simulators (FFS) replicate the real “feel” of the simulated aircraft. • A 12 ...

This paper describes an analytical model suitable to study the effects of servovalve characteristics on flight simulator performance. The model considers flow non-linearities, servovalve edge ...

Simulators for driving and ones for flying provide a reasonably convincing impersonation of movement through 3D space while sitting in a seat that only moves up and down and side-to-side. But the ...

Joby Aviation has accepted the first of two flight simulators developed in partnership with CAE. The devices will be ...

Flight simulators offer pilots and aviation enthusiasts a realistic way to practice skills and enjoy flying, overcoming real-world constraints like weather, maintenance, or operating costs. Building ...