Iran Joins Group of 4 Countries Manufacturing Helicopter Flight Simulators

“The first application of the simulator is for basic trainings for pilots who intend to experience real flight, and its second use is for professional pilots who renew their flying license every six months or every year,” Nasser Hosseinqoli, the managing director of the knowledge-based company stationed at the Science and Technology Park of Islamic Azad University, told ANA.

“Hexapod, the device used in manufacturing the simulator, can create real movements for the user as a mechanical system by using electronic engines in six directions, and the display screen on this mechanical system makes the pilot feel like he/she is actually piloting a helicopter,” he added.

Noting that Hexapod has a variety of applications in different industries, Hosseinqoli stated, “This system is the most important part of the helicopter and airplane flight simulator with which the necessary accelerations and speeds can be simulated for the pilot, and the pilot feels like he/she is guiding a real helicopter.”

Earlier, in May, another knowledge-based company stationed in Shiraz in the Southern part of Iran had also succeeded in producing simulators for light vehicles, helicopters and airplanes.

“People who are being trained to learn driving can use this simulator to get the necessary training in the face of challenges such as a burst tire or driving on an icy road. Of course, the use of this system should be made mandatory in driving schools to encourage learners to use it," Damon Pour Hosseini, the managing director of the Knowledge-based company said.

He added that his company has also produced other simulators for training learners in driving and flying, riding planes, ships and trains.

"This system has a real schedule that follows a complex algorithm and all commands are processed within 10 milliseconds. For example when you start, you will hear the sound of starting within 10 milliseconds. We have used for the first time in this system the six-degree-of-freedom motion platform."

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