Evacuation Trainers
World Class Simulation Training Hardware Solutions for Air, Land and Sea
The EDM evacuation trainer is a cost-effective and efficient way of providing emergency operational procedures training.
Tailored to meet customers specific requirements, the EDM evacuation trainer provides a high quality, realistic training environment that enhances the quality and safety of transportation through training, using simulation and software.
All our evacuation training equipment can be installed at ground level or at height with the option of fixed base or motion platform.
At EDM, our experience in replicating interior fittings and ergonomic design has been gained over many years, designing and building training systems for the defence and transport industries. Our design team work on the emphasis of optimising human factors by understanding the required training outcome performance and reliability. We choose manufacturing products that ensure the device is robust and easy to maintain for performance and reliability.
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NIMROD MRA4
| Customer | BAE Systems |
| Location | Kinloss, Scotland |
| Contract date | 2003 |
| Program Duration | 10 months |
| Scope of work | Design, manufacture, install and commission |
| Technical Scope | Mechanical structures, systems, control and integration |
| Training Scope | Crew escape procedures training |
| Installation & Commission | Transport, assembly and commission |
| Support | 3 years in-service support |
Project Profile
The Nimrod MRA4 offers unrivalled operational effectiveness, incorporating an advanced technical, mission capability and a fully integrated training system.
Working with a prime contractor on this project, EDM designed and built the evacuation trainer with a full length fuselage (95’ long by 6’6” diameter) and partial wings to enable realistic evacuation procedures to be implemented.
The interior is fully modeled to represent the equipment layout, the main and overwing escape door are replicated to function as the real aircraft. The features activated from the IOS (instructor operating station) include fire and smoke, communications and lighting, breathing air and smoke extraction.
The trainer is equipped for situational awareness as a fully integrated evacuation trainer for Flight Crew and Cabin Crew and includes fire and smoke training equipment.
It has a fully representative Flight Deck and the mission deck area includes a Radar workstation, an ESM workstation, an acoustic workstation and an ordnance workstation.
The scope of work also included the provision of operation and maintenance manuals.
If necessary the design of the trainer also allows it to be capable of being dismantled and moved to a different location.
Crew Escape & Safety Systems Trainer (CESST)
| Customer | BAE Systems |
| Location | UK, Germany, Italy, Spain |
| Contract date | 2000 |
| Program Duration | Initially 3 years and on-going |
| Scope of work | Design, development, manufacture, integration, test and support |
| Technical Scope | Full fidelity canopy and seat ejection system |
| Training Scope | Ground crew training |
| Installation & Commission | Transportation and installation |
| Support | Initial 5 years In-service support plan and on-going |
Project Profile
The CESST project involved the manufacture of four crew escape trainers to enable maintenance procedures training for Eurofighter Typhoon crew escape systems.
As the prime contractor EDM successfully delivered the four maintenance training systems to Eurofighter GmbH which consists of partner nations: UK, Spain, Italy and Germany. The device was designed and developed in parallel with the aircraft design and development program, and was delivered on time and on budget.
The trainer was designed for a full range of training activities such as canopy removal, seat removal and system checks in accordance with the aircraft technical publications. Full ILS documentation was provided, including R,M & T analysis, technical publications, operation and maintenance manuals, qualification and verification testing.
The lessons EDM learnt on this program and the innovative approach to solving problems, placed us in the position of being a low risk solution provider for these types of training devices.
This was a four nation procurement program through a management organisation (NETMA). The technical specification was agreed by all four nations and any subsequent changes or amendments had to be ratified by all parties. All four nations are impressed with the technical fidelity and reliability of the solutions and EDM continues to support the devices in service.
Helicopter Underwater Evacuation Trainer
| Customer | Blackpool & Fylde Survival College |
| Location | Blackpool, UK |
| Contract date | 2005 |
| Program Duration | 8 months |
| Scope of work | Design, development and manufacture |
| Technical Scope | All hardware and control firmware |
| Training Scope | Aircrew evacuation and ditching |
| Installation & Commission | Transportation and installation |
| Support | Service support contract on-going |
Project Profile
The HUET has been designed, manufactured and certified to meet OPIT requirements (approved by International Association for Safety and Survival Training - IASST).
It is an integral tool in assisting the saving of lives, by providing a platform to develop skills for overcoming disorientation associated with underwater escape for members of emergency service, helicopter crews, military personnel, search and rescue teams and oil platform workers.
The EDM Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer has been specifically designed to carry between two and twelve personnel and is certified for training students on the methods of underwater escape from rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The HUET provides an understanding of the dangers that can be encountered when faced with a water ditching.
Doors and window can be interchanged to represent various types of aircraft, with interiors being moveable to provide the correct physical layout for the training requirements. These include multiple seat arrangements and Medivac layouts.
