Museum Project

Project 1909 was initiated by Aviation Simulator Technology for the express purpose of collecting, restoring and preserving aircraft flight simulators of historical significance to Australia.

This project was inspired by the trailblazing work begun by Rudy Frasca in 1958 to develop and improve basic flight simulators. Rudy's work led to the establishment of Frasca Aviation in the USA—later renamed Frasca International—and was instrumental in advancing general aviation aircraft flight simulator technology.

The project was named "Project 1909" after the year of the first recorded development of a flight simulator concept created in 1909 by the French company La Société Antoinette—over 117 years ago.