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Flight simulators recreate the experience of flying an aircraft by utilizing virtual reality software for the purpose of pilot training and technical development. The aircraft systems, flight controls, and air conditions are all replicated, allowing the pilot to experience different flight scenarios. Simulators can range from full-sized cockpits on hydraulic actuators with state-of-the-art technology to desktop computer-based games.

Commercial travel airlines and the military have been using flight simulators for over two decades. They are essential in developing pilots’ skills in handling the controls and operations of differing aircraft, developing their understanding of flight principles in varying operating conditions, and increasing their capacity to understand differing avionics systems and software.

Aircraft engineers use simulators to test how new modifications perform in different environments and conditions; technical developments require a place to be practiced. Aircraft safety systems can also be pushed to their practical boundaries, allowing research and development on current/new practices. Research can also be performed in the areas of human factors affecting flight, equipment and procedural development, and accident evaluations. Airport functionality can also be tested in simulators including runway space, takeoff, and landing.

Engines are in high demand because their turbines contain rotating blades that must be swapped out regularly to stay in compliance with safety regulations. Trading out these blades for used ones can cost upwards of two million dollars, roughly half the price of buying new parts. Once an aircraft has been stripped of all of its usable parts, the metal frame is melted down and used as scrap. In some cases, the raw materials are repurposed; there are multiple recycling operations in the US and Europe specializing in this processing. Aircraft are inspected for key components that can still serve a purpose, and when there’s nothing left, the remains are melted down for scrap metal. Breaking down an aircraft requires specialized skills and training—combined with modern technology—to gather, separate, and recycle the different components, alloys, plastics, and fluids.