Engineer Completes 20-Year Cockpit Project
Morocco’s aerospace sector has gained a high-precision training asset. Engineer Abdelkrim Hachadi has completed a two-decade project to build an ultra-realistic Boeing 737 Next Generation flight simulator in Rabat.
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The initiative highlights the North African nation’s growing technical capabilities. The aviation industry now encompasses 155 companies and 27,000 jobs.
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Late-Night Assembly and Pandemic Breakthroughs
The project began in 2006. Hachadi, an aviation enthusiast and engineer, set out to recreate a commercial airliner cockpit inside a domestic environment.
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According to documented accounts of the build, the construction involved extensive nocturnal and holiday labor alongside professional duties.
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Components required transport in sections from France to Morocco. Materials remained crated until a dedicated facility could be constructed. Then came the lockdowns.
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The COVID-19 pandemic provided the necessary continuous timeframe to assemble the physical cabin structure.
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Inside the Rabat Flight Deck
The resulting simulator features accurate reproductions of essential flight deck elements.
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- Backlit flight controls and operational switches
- Standard aircraft flight instruments
- Integrated electronic checklists
- Complex aircraft flight management systems
Commercial airline pilots now utilize the Rabat facility. They conduct regular proficiency checks, emergency protocol drills, and system-failure training scenarios.
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Aligning with National Industrial Milestones
This technological achievement aligns with broader industrial milestones within Morocco’s aerospace sector.
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Official industry figures show the national aviation market accounts for USD 3 billion in exports. It maintains a 42% local supply chain integration rate and supports thousands of specialized engineering and manufacturing positions.
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Hachadi plans to utilize the simulator to mentor future generations of Moroccan engineers and pilots as the sector continues its upward trajectory.
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