Establishment of an Aircraft Simulation Facility

IIT Kanpur has recently received a grant from the Aeronautical Research and Development Board, Ministry of Defence, GoI to set up an Aircraft Simulation Facility in the Flight Laboratory of the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering. The flight simulation facility will comprise different levels of simulation fidelity: Advanced, Intermediate and Basic levels. The Advanced flight simulator will simulate the Cessna aircraft currently under operation. The Intermediate and Basic level simulators will have multiple simulator stations that can be used by faculty and students for developing and validating methods, models, and algorithms related to flight vehicle research. They can also be used to enhance the learning outcomes in topics such as aircraft design, dynamics, performance, and control.