Loft Dynamics, a world chief in digital actuality (VR) flight simulation know-how, introduced its enlargement past helicopters to incorporate electrical automobile 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 firms unveiled the partnership immediately at Loft Dynamics’ inaugural occasion, Loft Fest, which brings collectively the worldwide aviation group.
They shared that the Aero3 VR eVTOL simulator is at present in improvement and scheduled to enter the market in early 2025. Loft Dynamics’ enlargement comes at a crucial time within the aviation business: city congestion and environmental issues 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 will probably 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 higher.
“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. This is the reason 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 real looking floor results — make our know-how transferrable and extremely invaluable to eVTOLs.
We’re thrilled to lastly deliver this imaginative and prescient to life with Dufour, an organization at the forefront 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 velocity of an airplane. The Aero3 will probably be a perfect plane for emergency medical companies which require the flexibility to land in all forms of environments and get sufferers to the closest hospitals as shortly as attainable. It’s going to additionally function an efficient low-cost different 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 real looking 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 velocity and value 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 method is undoubtedly superior amongst prolonged actuality coaching options and is crucial as we develop a man-machine interface for the Aero3,” Pfammatter mentioned. “It permits pilots to combine new ideas shortly and successfully, together with tilt-wing operation and fountain raise and suckdown floor results at low to zero speeds. Most significantly, it allows our pilots to realize expertise in a secure 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. Outfitted 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, real looking, customizable, and risk-free coaching expertise. By providing a coaching answer 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 Stage 3 qualification from EASA, we serve main producers, airways, operators, faculties, and organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, our group includes 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 underneath improvement depend on the tilt-wing precept. They take-off and land vertically within the smallest house like a helicopter however fly as quick and economically as an airplane. Whereas the propellers are electric-driven, hybrid parts (standard combustion engines or gas cells) guarantee a sufficiently lengthy vary. The primary product Dufour Aerospace will launch is the Aero2, an uncrewed aerial automobile particularly designed for the transportation of crucial cargo corresponding to 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 enormous doorways, is the subsequent plane in improvement by Dufour Aerospace.