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Frasca celebrates 50th anniversary

By General Aviation News Staff · January 11, 2008 ·

Simulator manufacturer Frasca International celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

“I founded Frasca International in 1958 after working as a flight simulator instructor and maintenance engineer in the Navy,” said Rudy Frasca, president.

The company has delivered more than 2,000 simulators to flight schools, airlines and the military in 70 countries around the world since its inception.

Three generations of the Frasca family own and manage the company, which is based in Urbana, Ill.

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