The new Boeing Flight Simulator Laboratory at Boldrewood Innovation Campus is used by undergraduate and postgraduate Aeronautics and Astronautics students. The lab plays an important role in the design, testing and manufacturing of aircraft, and provides the opportunity to experience how aircraft design influences handling.
Equipment in the lab includes:
- a full-fixed base touchscreen cockpit, with horseshoe projection, for a pilot and instructor
- 3 x two-degrees of freedom (DOF) motion seats with VR headsets
- a standard fixed base simulator
- remote traffic control training station
Undergraduate students use the lab during their first year where they have the opportunity to fly a variety of aircraft and experience directly how key aspects of an aircraft's design influence its handling qualities. They also are able to use the lab during their third-year Individual Projects and fourth-year Group Design Projects.
The lab is also used by the Southampton University Human Powered Aircraft Society, run by students, and to support students who are applying to the European Space Agency's astronaut programme.
Contact:
For more information about the lab contact: Dr Andrea Da Ronch or email flysim@southampton.ac.uk.