Simulators include ATFS-400 and GL-4000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Training Services Group has been awarded a contract from a long time customer in Asia to provide a full range of aircrew training and tactical flight simulation devices. The contract, valued at over $40 million, includes ETC's Authentic Tactical Flight Simulator-400 (ATFS-400) and our Gyrolab GL-4000 Spatial Disorientation Trainer. The equipment will be built at ETC's main manufacturing plant in Southampton, PA, USA, with support from ETC-PZL, our subsidiary in Poland, and ETC Turkey, our subsidiary in Turkey. The contract calls for delivery of the devices starting in early 2012 and includes installation, training and maintenance support.

The ATFS-400 integrates a high fidelity aircraft cockpit that incorporates a virtual tactical environment into a high-performance, fully flyable human centrifuge. Pilots can fly the ATFS like a tactical aircraft. The ATFS-400 combines ETC's virtual battle space, unique G-Pointing, motion-based technologies, and ETC's "Signature Technology" to replicate the performance and feel of the aircraft and produce an authentic experience for the pilot that rivals flying the actual aircraft. The ATFS-400 produces the most authentic flight experience possible in a ground-based simulator and allows pilots to hone their tactical skills at 1/28th the cost of flying the aircraft. This will be the eleventh high performance human centrifuge built by ETC, and the fourth ATFS-400 system in the world.

ETC's GL-4000 offers sustained G motion cuing in a high fidelity simulator. Unlike traditional six degree of freedom (6 DoF) systems, the GL-4000 simulates the actual physiological stresses a pilot experiences while maneuvering a high performance jet aircraft. This capability results in maximum learning transfer to the aircraft and better trained pilots. The GL-4000 features easily interchangeable cockpits based on ETC's Component Based Cockpit Module (CBCM) technology. Pilots can be trained for tactical flight maneuvering, situational awareness and spatial disorientation in the same manner as they would train in their own actual aircraft.

William F. Mitchell, President and Chairman of ETC, stated, "Booking this contract is a great achievement for ETC. We have long had a significant presence in Asia and this valued customer has ordered our latest advanced technology. This award solidifies our leadership position in the advanced tactical flight and aeromedical training simulation field.

ETC was incorporated in 1969 in Pennsylvania and this year we have celebrated our 40th anniversary. Our core technologies include the design, manufacture and sale of Training Services (TSG) which includes (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation, and; (3) driving and disaster simulation systems, and Control Systems (CSG) which includes: (1) steam and gas sterilization; (2) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry, and; (3) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. Product categories included in TSG are Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) and flight simulators, disaster management systems and entertainment applications. CSG includes sterilizers, environmental control devices and hyperbaric chambers along with parts and service support.

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SOURCE Environmental Tectonics Corporation

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