Fly a Virtual Sopwith Camel

Visitors to the Museum of Flight in Seattle will soon have an opportunity to experience the earliest days of military aviation thanks to the collaboration of two local technology companies.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 05:57 PM ET

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The Sopwith Camel simulators were designed to give museum visitors an immersive World War I flying experience. [Courtesy: One-G Simulation]

Key Takeaways:

The Museum of Flight in Seattle is adding two interactive Sopwith Camel flight simulators to its World War I exhibit.
These immersive simulators were developed through a collaboration between One-G Simulation, makers of FAA-approved flight training devices, and education technology company Cignatec.
Designed to be "arcade educational devices" for general visitors, they offer user-activated scenarios like takeoff practice, follow-the-leader, and flying through rings over rural 1917 Europe.

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Visitors to the Museum of Flight in Seattle will soon have an opportunity to experience the earliest days of military aviation thanks to the collaboration of two local technology companies.

The talents of One-G Simulation, the makers of FAA-approved flight training devices, and education technology company Cignatec have created two Sopwith Camel simulators as part of the Museum’s World War I exhibit.