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June 03, 2004

ETC Successfully Tests Authentic Tactical Flight Sim

Environmental Tectonics Corporation has confirmed the successful factory acceptance testing of the first G-FET II equipped as an Authentic Tactical Flight Simulator (Model ATFS-400). Over the past two years ETC has developed and produced the G-FET II for a Southeast Asian customer, a project that has produced the world's most advanced tactical flight simulator. The G-FET II is the only human rated centrifuge in service today that is capable of providing the precise variable G cues (forces caused by maneuvering the aircraft) needed for realistic air combat training for fighter pilots.

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Rutan Goes For Space!

SpaceShipOne Makes Suborbital Attempt June 21

It's nothing short of grand history. Scaled Composites' privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world’s first commercial manned space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create the program, which will attempt the first non-governmental flight to leave the earth’s atmosphere.

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