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Mechtronix Inc. [1] was a Canadian company specializing in the manufacture of flight simulation training devices (FSTD) for commercial, general, and business aviation. The company was founded in 1987 and was based in Montreal, Canada. The company was acquired by Textron in 2013[2] and was merged into TRU Simulation + Training.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace, Flight Simulation |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Fernando Petruzziello, Joaquim Frazao,
Thom Allen, Marco Petruzziello |
Products | Full Flight Simulator, FTD, Flight Training Equipment, FSTD, Commercial Aviation Training, General Aviation Training, Business Aviation Training |
Number of employees | 300 |
Website | www |
History
editMechtronix Inc. was founded at Concordia University,[3] as an engineering consultancy group specializing in microprocessor industrial applications.
Products & Services
editMechtronix manufactures a line of training devices[4] for general, business, and commercial aviation. The product family includes Full Flight Simulators Level D, FNPTs (Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainers), and FTDs (Flight Training Devices). Mechtronix works to manufacture products that meet unmet needs such as the FFT X,[5] an exact replica of the FFS without a motion base. Mechtronix simulated aircraft range from small single-engine training airplanes, such as the Cessna 172 to commercial airplanes, such as the Boeing 737, Airbus 320 & 330, ATR 42/72.
Awards
editMechtronix has received numerous appraisals and awards for innovations introduced to the aviation training market through in-house research & development, exporting strategies, and product quality.
References
edit- ^ "Mechtronix charts auspicious course" (PDF). The Gazette. Retrieved 2010-03-08. [dead link]
- ^ "Textron Inc. acquires Montreal-based SIM firm Mechtronix". Wings Magazine. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Mechtronix World Corporation announces genereous gift to Concordia University". Concordia Journal. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Training for Life" (PDF). Flight International. Retrieved 2010-03-08. [dead link]
- ^ "Training Lull". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ a b "Entreprises Lauréates Mercuriades 2007". Les Mercuriades. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Entreprises Lauréates Mercuriades 2006". Les Mercuriades. Retrieved 2010-03-08.[permanent dead link]