(pressebox) (Igersheim, 2009-11-30) WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation has recently delivered the first production Control Loading System (CLS) for the Diamond DA40 Diamond Star and DA42 Twin Star Flight Simulation Training Devices. This is the first WITTENSTEIN CLS for the General Aviation market that has been certified to FTD standard Level 5 (the CLS is also compliant to ICAO 9625 Edition 3 up to Class VII). The system is based on WITTENSTEIN's highly reliable, high performance actuators with brushless, cogging optimized DC motors, low backlash planetary gearboxes and integrated motor control electronics. It provides one electromechanical Control Loading actuator for each of the aircraft's main axes (elevator, aileron, rudder).

The main features of the system are a closed control loop for highest performance, maintenancefree components and a software configuration customized to fit the requirements stemming from real aircraft. "We are very pleased by the performance and also by the affordability of WITTENSTEIN Control Loading for our purposes" says Gerhard Thamm, Managing Director of Diamond Simulation GmbH & Co. KG. "But on top of that, WITTENSTEIN staff also provided excellent integration and training services onsite and thus integrated the system to our full satisfaction."

About WITTENSTEIN SE: The name WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation GmbH (www.wittenstein.aero) is synonymous with innovative actuator systems for aerospace technology and flight simulators. Around 50 staff are employed in research, development, design and production at various locations in the UK, the USA and Germany. The servo systems are used in the Airbus A380 and numerous other civilian and military aircraft programmes as well as in flight and helicopter simulators. The company is approved and certified as a production and maintenance organisation capable of meeting the special requirements in the aerospace sector according to EASA 21G and 145 (European Aviation Safety Agency).

WITTENSTEIN aerospace & simulation is one of seven Business Units of WITTENSTEIN AG. Highprecision planetary gearheads, complete electromechanical drive systems and AC servo systems are among the successful products manufactured by this Igersheimbased hightech company.