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Not Available The inevitable near-term introduction of a wide range of alternative control and display technologies into aerospace systems has raised complex human factors reseach issues. Basic research has defined the physical and ergonomic parameters of many of these technologies. However, a gap exists between laboratory research and real-world testing. Outstanding expensive simulators exist, but a lower-cost, operationally valid simulation device is needed, capable of providing mission-related predictions of the impact of proposed control/display technologies. The effort will integrate a high-fidelity aeromodel into a motion-based simulator to answer this need. Operationally meaningful performance assessment metrics will also be included. The Phase I output will include complete designs and software specifications for developing a motion-based, aerodynamically realistic simulation of the F-16 aircraft, and a software interface capable of accepting many anticipated alternative control/display technologies envisioned for the aero- and space-environments. The proposed design is generic in that is can be easily adapted to other aircraft, many control/display technologies, and space applications with a minimum of modifications. Therefore, the commerical applications of this development extend to civil aircraft, all forms of transportation (cars, busses, trains) design of controls and displays in nuclear power plants, and the design of workplaces in any safety-sensitive environment.