FCS Control Systems, a spin-off from the Fokker Aircraft Company, originated in the late 70's by applying Fokker's aircraft expertise in challenging ground-based control systems. The first product line was control loading equipment used in flight simulators to replicate the forces, that act on the pilot's controls. Fokker's involvement in control loading technology started back in 1978 when Fokker's test pilots noticed deficiencies in the control loading of the F28 engineering simulator. This resulted in the patented Model-Follower Force-Loop technology, incorporated
in all FCS Control Systems Control Loading Systems.