Triotech are celebrating the 78th D-Day commemoration by announcing the 4D dynamic flight simulator installed at the D-Day Experience Museum in Normandy achieved 750,000 visitors since opening.
Designed and installed by Triotech’s CL Corp division in 2015, the flight simulator offers guests the opportunity to experience what it was like for the soldiers of the 101st Airborne as they flew to Normandy in June 1944.
A unique element of the experience is the attraction invites guests aboard an actual C-47 built in 1943. The creative team installed the aircraft on a pneumatic cylinder platform and separated the wings from the fuselage so it could efficiently move in three dimensions. Enhanced with custom media content and special effects, it effectively recreates the tumultuous flight over the English Channel and Normandy.
Visitors will discover a spectacular, immersive multisensory adventure both fun and educational for all ages.
“Over the years, we have developed a sterling reputation for the high quality of our customized attractions and our ability to create exciting ‘edutainment’ experiences for museums, tourist attractions, aquariums, and other location-based entertainment sites. This project, integrating a real airplane from WWII, was a complex technical challenge. But it makes guests live history in first-person,” said Christophe Lucchini, Managing Director of Triotech’s CL Corp Division.
Interest increased exponentially since re-launching from a local museum welcoming 21,000 visitors per year and growing rapidly to 190,000 visitors per year.
“Meeting CL Corp literally changed our business. We went from being a small local museum to a must-see attraction. And the attendance figures speak for themselves,” stated Emmanuel Allain, Museum Manager D-Day Experience.
The D-Day Experience features two museums, a giant 3D screen cinema, a memorial dedicated to airborne troops, a souvenir shop, a military antique shop, and of course, the 4D flight simulator.
