The company

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Company information

The history of our firm goes back to 1984 when a special team was formed within State Aviation Works PZL "Warszawa - Okęcie". Its aim was to design and manufacture aircraft simulators. In 1988 this team was reshaped into an independent group for innovations and technology introduction and later, in 1991, transformed into a limited company. The majority stake in this company is owned by American public company Environmental Tectonics Corporation, while the remaining shares are owned by EADS-PZL "Warszawa-Okęcie" S.A.

ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries specialises in designing and manufacturing of various types of simulators and training devises. It also modernizes the existing ones and carries out adaptations. It develops and upgrades terrain data bases of the simulators and training devices. Customers for our products and services are mainly Air Forces as well as Land Forces of Poland and many other countries.

The company begun with modernising and servicing of the training devises for MiG-21bis aircraft. Later it actually manufactured a new simulator for this aircraft in the digital technology. Simultaneously, work was conducted on development and manufacture of flight simulator built on 6 DoF motion system, commissioned by Military Institute of Aviation Medicine. It was to be used for research and is still in operation to this date.
The success of those two programs and very good opinion of the users resulted in other projects commissioned by the MoD: the development of flight simulators for jet training aircraft TS-11 ISKRA and PZL-130 ORLIK turbo prop training aircraft, Su-22M4 combat aircraft and the helicopter W-3 SOKÓŁ. Other simulators were also ordered: simulators with more simplified visual projection systems and various types of training devises e.g. egress procedure trainer. Some of the simulators built here were equipped with 6 DoF motion systems, developed and assembled by our company.
For the Polish Land Forces ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries in co-operation with OBRUM (Polish armoured vehicles research and development centre) designed and manufactured whole crew training simulator of the PT-91 Main Battle Tank.

Our products are addressed not only to military customers. We also built an EP09 locomotive simulator and visual passenger carriage monitoring system for Polish State Railways.

Since 1998 we have been working on joint projects with the Environmental Tectonics Corporation, preparing software and terrain data bases for a variety of simulators and training devises used by military and civilian pilots. Our software and terrain data bases are installed, among others, in the spatial disorientation trainers, centrifuge based dynamic flight simulators, simulators for tactical training of the emergency services commanders and drivers of special vehicles.

We also do research and development work in order to find new technologies and develop newer tools for creating terrain data bases.

Our products are used in many countries. Our technical solutions and our technologically advanced products of high quality and reliability are appreciated by the users.
It is also worth mentioning that our firm prepares and develops our programs in co-operation with most renowned suppliers of the computer equipment and visual presentations systems.

Very high quality of the services offered and constant contact with the clients allows us to maintain high technical and training effectiveness of our products, to upgrade and adapt them systematically for new requirements of the users.
ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries products received prestigious awards and distinctions, like the title of the Mistrz Techniki - Warszawa (Champion of Technology) and Wicemistrz Techniki - Polska (Vice Champion of Technology) or a DEFENDER award at the MSPO -International Defence Industry Trade Fair in Kielce.

ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries also represents Environmental Tectonics Corporation company in Central and Eastern Europe and is the trade representative of KODAL firm which specialises in production of elements for hydraulic systems.

More detailed information about products and company technology capabilities are described on pages PRODUCTS and COMPANY PROFILE.

Modified 2004-11-09