SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, January 23, 2006—Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S) (NASDAQ: ESCC) announced today that it has added Malaysian Airlines to its growing list of customers who will equip their A380 simulators with the EP™-1000CT visual system. Every airline that has ordered simulators for the revolutionary Airbus A380 Super Jumbo has selected the Evans & Sutherland EP-1000CT visual system.
This selection follows recent orders from Emirates, QANTAS, and Singapore Airlines for their A380 training programs. The visual system will be supplied on a Thales Training & Simulation full-flight simulator.
The A380 is equipped with many new technologies, and the sheer size of the aircraft presents many new challenges for pilots as they train to transition to this new aircraft type.
"We are working very closely with our A380 customers to bring new solutions and new products to market to address their changing needs as airframes continue to evolve. Our visual solution for the Enhanced Taxi Aid Camera System (ETACS) on this simulator further illustrates this point," said Dave Rushton, Managing Director of E&S UK Ltd.
Mark Rowson, Director of Sales & Marketing at Thales, commented, "Malaysian Airlines has recently accepted and inaugurated its new Thales B747-400 simulator with the E&S EP-1000CT system, and we were delighted once again to be able to offer an E&S visual system to our customer for their latest simulator project."
EP-1000CT has initiated a new era in visual realism for commercial aviation training. At the top of E&S's Environment Processor product line, EP-1000CT is designed specifically to meet the exacting requirements for FAA/JAA Level D (and equivalent) flight training. Unique training features include a whole-earth database, detailed airport scenes, complex terrain, advanced weather effects, and E&S’s Continuous Texture™ (CT), which provides a seamless, high-resolution, textured 3D worldwide training environment.
Evans & Sutherland produces professional hardware and software to create highly realistic visual images for simulation, training, engineering, and other applications throughout the world. E&S visual systems are used in both military and commercial systems, as well as planetariums and interactive theaters. Visit the E&S website at http://www.es.com.
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