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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Technology Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Tectonics Corporation (Amex: ETC) today announced the grand opening of The Ride Works(TM), a state-of-the-art entertainment ride development and test facility at its Southampton, PA, USA headquarters.

William F. Mitchell, President and CEO, stated, "This facility promises to be a cutting edge, premier development and test center for the creation of innovative, next-generation entertainment and show rides worldwide."

The Ride Works is a 15,000-square-foot, three-story structure, comprising a development center, assembly and test area, outfitted with specially designed foundations and a high speed Internet connection supporting the latest in test equipment. The facility will accommodate a wide range of motion-based ride configurations, from the largest to the smallest. Attached to ETC's 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, the new center also includes a modern, three story office facility where creative engineering, project management and clients can meet in modern conferencing areas that are equipped with modern video teleconferencing capabilities. Mitchell noted that "our staff utilizes the latest available modeling and development tools. They live with their creations on a day-to-day basis. We have spared no detail in the creation of this facility, including a permanently installed, time-lapse video system that records the progress of all projects on a continuous basis, and allows a customer to monitor the progress of their own project."

The uniqueness of ETC's ride development capability resides in its in- house, creative, software development, and multi-disciplined engineering staff, complemented by its complete manufacturing capabilities -- from welding, fabrication and assembly to its High Performance Composites group. The on line internet-supported video monitoring system enables the entire development team to monitor the physical progress of any project as it is designed, manufactured, assembled and tested. This capability permits ETC to make the synergistic design decisions "as we go," producing much more innovative and cost effective rides. It also affords us the advantage of having some of the most knowledgeable ride consultants and customer-based experts as "virtual staff" during project development.

ETC has, thus far, been very successful in the design and manufacture of several unique rides for a major U.S. entertainment industry leader. The Ride Works development group works closely with ETC's Motion Science Institute to enhance the ride thrill features, while minimizing the potential for unwanted side effects, such as motion sickness. The use of sustained G-forces and sub- threshold motion, coupled with virtual visual cues, gives riders the most unique experience they will ever experience. Says Mitchell, "I really believe that the rides being produced by ETC do not exist anywhere else in the world -- not anywhere! It is exciting to be the first and only company to have the talent and facilities to produce these phenomenal entertainment experiences."

ETC designs, develops, installs and maintains aircrew training systems, public entertainment systems, process simulation systems (sterilization and environmental), clinical hyperbaric systems, environmental testing and simulation systems, and related products for domestic and international customers.

Certain matters in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. This includes, but is not limited to, market acceptance of new products, competitive actions, economic conditions, and other risks indicated in filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

CONTACT: Duane D. Deaner, CFO of Environmental Tectonics, 215-355-9100, ext. 1203, or fax, 215-357-4000/