WestWind Opens CH-47 Simulator Facility in Jetplex

WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WTI) has leased a 61,035-square-foot facility from Industrial Properties of the South to house the production of CH-47F Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulator (TFPS). The facility, located in Jetplex Industrial Park, is known as Woodmont Park (formerly Perfect Home).

TFPS uses sophisticated software to model flying in a variety of environments, giving pilots every possible advantage in training and flight experience – safely and cost effectively. Plans are to complete the production of the first TFPS Unit #5 in January 2008 to be sent to Fort Rucker, Alabama. Already, production efforts have created more than 30 jobs in Madison County, and another 30 job openings are expected as the facility goes into full production. WestWind has more than 227,000 square feet of manufacturing and support facilities in the JetPlex Industrial Park and on Redstone Arsenal and employs nearly 400 people.