Fredrikstad, Norway, 12 September 2011 – In one of the most exciting and prestigious applications of LED technology to date, and after successfully completing a rigorous trial period, the FL32 solid-state ReaLED™ DLP® projector from projectiondesign® has been approved for use in Level D full-flight simulators by British Airways.
The Grayling Air Gunnery Range has implemented BSI’s Modern Air Combat Environment
(MACE) to provide both computer generated forces (CGF) and a manned pilot station for Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training. MACE is a DIS-enabled threat environment capable of generating a wide variety of semi-autonomous forces and will be used at Grayling to create contested environments for their JTAC training mission. Feedback from Grayling: “Two more really successful sim periods today…I love this software!”
Kortrijk, Belgium, 21 June 2011. Visualization pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Aeronautics Sector of Finmeccanica led by Alenia Aeronautica, has selected Barco to construct a visual display system for its M-346 trainer jet flight simulator. The simulator, developed in partnership with CAE, will be used on tradeshows and other promotional events to demonstrate the power of the trainer aircraft to potential customers.
(Fort Worth, Texas – June 16, 2011) Fort Worth-based ZedaSoft, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide a dual dome reconfigurable F-16 simulator system by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (LM Aero) Advanced Development Programs (ADP) group in support of the Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) Fighter Risk Reduction Program (FRRP).
Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 Full Mission Simulator to Eglin Air Force Base
In February 2011, MetaVR 3D real-time visuals were used in five different types of simulators as part of a Close Air Support exercise by several participating sites during the Virtual Strike 11-1 warfighter tactical training exercise orchestrated by the Distributed Mission Operation Center (DMOC) at Kirtland Air Force Base.
RealSims LLC have developed a new Bell206 Jet Ranger AATD Simulator based upon Lockheed Martin Prepar3D®. This product is part of their FasTrac PRO-SERIES™ line of advanced simulators and targets the advanced commercial and military helicopter training markets.
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Under the auspices of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), an International Working Group (IWG) has been working for the last 4 years on developing new criteria for the classification and qualification of civil helicopter Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs), based on pilot training tasks. The intention is for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to publish a new volume of the Manual of Criteria for the Qualification of FSTDs – Document 9625 dedicated to helicopters and its subsequent adoption by civil aviation authorities worldwide.
