TwinSpin® successfully integrated into flight simulator joysticks

February 11, 2025
TwinSpin® successfully integrated into flight simulator joysticks
Over the past few years, SPINEA® has developed a specialised product for a high-tech company in the aerospace and defence industry.

The high-precision TwinSpin® T-series gearboxes have been successfully integrated into the joysticks of special flight simulators. A specific reverse torque value and constant oscillation are the main parameters for this application, ensuring a stable perception of the pilots in the flight simulation. The reverse drive torque at the output of the reduction gearbox is provided by the rotation of the integrated encoder at the input.

Stable perception of the joystick by the pilot is one of the most important abilities in the learning process and subsequently in the pilots’ practice, which the pilot must possess to ensure safe piloting. It is part of the process of learning to fly and then actually piloting the aircraft, where even any error can cost human lives. That is why the TwinSpin® high-precision reduction gearboxes from SPINEA® are effectively modifiable thanks to a unique principle based exclusively on rolling friction in the gear mechanism and integrated bearings. Despite the fact that these are borderline requirements for technical properties, the company is able to ensure that the impact on the final product price is minimal.


This is an article from the Spinea Blog

As a SPINEA sales partner our applications engineers are fully trained to specify and support SPINEA gearheads. Please call if you have an application you think may be suitable for a SPINEA high precision gearhead.

For details of the full Spinea range or for technical help email sales@micromech.co.uk or call 01376 333333.

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