Stirling has partnered with EDM to develop a replica seat incorporating electric actuators or motors which provide “movement” within various parts of the seat, simulating the movement of the aircraft within the simulated environment.   Together with highly realistic visual and sound effects, plus in some cases a simulated anti-g suit, the pilot is placed in an environment that stimulates his or her sensory perception.

Actuators within the seat work in a coordinated fashion to provide simulated movement aligned to the pilot's centre of gravity, which in turn is aligned to the aircraft’s primary X, Y and Z axes.  The actuators are stimulated from a complex six-axis flight model that, in real time, calculates simultaneous equations of motion based on the centre of gravity of the pilot within the simulated aircraft model.  This provides the pilot with “surge”, “heave” and “sway” cues.