Aerospace Engineering Flight Simulator

William T. “Ted” Frantz ’80, P’13

Frantz funded the purchase and upkeep of an advanced flight simulator that would allow students to get hands-on experience with flight vehicles that they designed and to experiment “with the ‘edge of the envelope’ without endangering any persons or property.”

A $602,000 gift to the college’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from LCS aerospace engineering alumnus William “Ted” Frantz ’80 of Bellevue, Wash., will allow the department to purchase a Fidelity MOTUS 622i, one of the most advanced flight simulators available worldwide.

Of Frantz’s $602,000 gift, $239,000 will be used to purchase the simulator and $163,000 will be used to prepare the facilities in Link Hall for installation. The remaining $200,000 will be used to create an endowment to support hardware and software maintenance.