Loft Dynamics, a world chief in digital actuality (VR) flight simulation know-how, introduced its growth past helicopters to incorporate electrical car takeoff and touchdown (eVTOL) plane simulators. As the primary and solely VR simulator with main regulatory approval, the corporate is leveraging its confirmed know-how to develop its first VR eVTOL simulator for Dufour Aerospace, a number one innovator in eVTOL flight know-how. Each corporations unveiled the partnership right this moment at Loft Dynamics’ inaugural occasion, Loft Fest, which brings collectively the worldwide aviation neighborhood.
They shared that the Aero3 VR eVTOL simulator is at present in improvement and scheduled to enter the market in early 2025. Loft Dynamics’ growth comes at a vital time within the aviation business: city congestion and environmental considerations are accelerating world demand for eVTOL plane — and demand for eVTOL pilots. The business’s capability to successfully prepare and scale a brand new, specialised pilot workforce might be stretched by the intensifying pilot scarcity. The necessity for VR simulators to enhance entry to the most secure and highest high quality eVTOL coaching has by no means been larger.
“Our partnership with Dufour Aerospace represents an enormous stride ahead in coaching a wider vary of pilots at a time when operators want it most. It additionally lays groundwork for the eventual certification of our eVTOL simulator,” mentioned Fabi Riesen, founder and CEO of Loft Dynamics. “We began with helicopters, that are extraordinarily difficult to simulate — the physics, movement, and human elements are extra advanced than in all different plane. Because of this proving and qualifying our know-how within the helicopter market, even past what’s mandated on the regulatory stage, provides a big benefit as we transfer into eVTOLs. Our 360-degree, 3D view — in addition to extremely detailed terrain and cityscape fashions and lifelike floor results — make our know-how transferrable and extremely useful to eVTOLs.
We’re thrilled to lastly convey this imaginative and prescient to life with Dufour, an organization at the vanguard of environment friendly and sustainable superior air mobility know-how.” Dufour Aerospace’s tilt-wing Aero3 eVTOL is designed to supply the flexibility of a helicopter with the effectivity and pace of an airplane. The Aero3 might be a perfect plane for emergency medical companies which require the flexibility to land in all sorts of environments and get sufferers to the closest hospitals as rapidly as attainable. It’s going to additionally function an efficient low-cost various for operators in city, regional, and personal transportation markets — from air taxi companies to VIP transport and deliveries.
Dufour founder and CEO Thomas Pfammatter is an Air Zermatt helicopter rescue pilot who has flown over 4,500 missions, and who has intensive expertise with the Loft Dynamics VR flight simulation coaching machine — which he describes as “by far probably the most lifelike simulator I’ve ever flown.” As Dufour develops the Aero3, Pfammatter observes that Loft Dynamics’ simulator know-how will enable the corporate to create a pilot interface with “unprecedented pace and price effectivity.” Given the pivotal position eVTOLs will play in the way forward for aviation, this partnership positions Loft Dynamics on the forefront of flight innovation. “The VR strategy is undoubtedly superior amongst prolonged actuality coaching options and is vital as we develop a man-machine interface for the Aero3,” Pfammatter mentioned. “It permits pilots to combine new ideas rapidly and successfully, together with tilt-wing operation and fountain raise and suckdown floor results at low to zero speeds. Most significantly, it permits our pilots to realize expertise in a protected and hyper-realistic setting. This may generate invaluable knowledge as we develop the plane.”
About Loft Dynamics
Loft Dynamics AG is a market-leading firm specializing in VR coaching gadgets for helicopter pilots. Based in 2016, our mission is to revolutionize world aviation with cutting-edge VR flight simulators. Geared up with a 3D high-resolution panoramic view, dynamic six-degrees-of-motion platform, and full-scale reproduction cockpit with a singular pose monitoring system, our simulators present an immersive, lifelike, customizable, and risk-free coaching expertise. By providing a coaching resolution 10 instances smaller and 20 instances inexpensive than conventional simulators, we improve coaching accessibility and scalability, empowering extremely expert pilots to fulfill world demand. Because the world's first and solely certified VR flight simulation coaching machine (FSTD), reaching FTD Degree 3 qualification from EASA, we serve main producers, airways, operators, colleges, and organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, our group contains passionate engineers, builders, and aviation specialists.
About Dufour Aerospace
Dufour Aerospace develops environment friendly and ecological plane for affected person and passenger transport, logistics and public security. Dufour Aerospace’s designs at present beneath improvement depend on the tilt-wing precept. They take-off and land vertically within the smallest area like a helicopter however fly as quick and economically as an airplane. Whereas the propellers are electric-driven, hybrid components (standard combustion engines or gasoline cells) guarantee a sufficiently lengthy vary. The primary product Dufour Aerospace will launch is the Aero2, an uncrewed aerial car particularly designed for the transportation of vital cargo reminiscent of medical provides of as much as 40 kilograms/88 kilos in medium to lengthy vary distances. The manned Aero3, that includes a spacious cabin with eight seats and huge doorways, is the subsequent plane in improvement by Dufour Aerospace.
