China unveils first high-level self-developed flight simulator platform

China unveiled its first self-developed high-level flight simulator platform in Beijing on Thursday, the flight simulator platform is expected to provide pilot training support for aircraft models such as the C919, the country's homegrown single-aisle passenger jet that is foreseen to be put into commercial use soon.

The flight simulator platform, developed by Beijing Moreget Innovation Technology Inc, a company that was founded in 2006, has become the first self-developed flight simulator platform that has passed the Level D certification, the highest standard, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

The flight simulator platform, which weighs 14 metric tons, achieved mass production status last year. It has netted multiple orders from the Aviation Industry Corp of China, a State-owned aircraft manufacturer.

"The launch of the product has broken the monopoly of foreign-developed high-level flight simulators platforms in the China market. It is expected to help significantly improve the localization level of flight simulators platforms in the country," said Liu Feng, deputy general manager of Beijing Moreget Innovation Technology.

"Before, we were fully dependent on imports of such kind of flight simulators platforms, and those developed by the United States and the Netherlands accounted for a major market share in China," Liu said.

zhuwenqian@chinadaily.com.cn