Fri, May 13, 2011
Additional Aircraft, Sims Scheduled For Delivery By Year's
End
Six F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers have
been delivered by Boeing to the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF
Base Amberley, Queensland. "These are the first Super Hornet
training devices for a Foreign Military Sale customer and are part
of the acquisition and establishment of 24 Australian F/A-18F Block
II aircraft, initial spares, support equipment, trainers and
training," said Mark McGraw, Training Systems & Services vice
president for Boeing.
The suite of aircrew devices includes two Tactical Operation
Flight Trainers (TOFT) and two Low Cost Trainers (LCT).
Each TOFT is built on Boeing's and L-3 Link's proven F/A-18
simulator common hardware and software baseline, and is integrated
with L-3 Link's 360-degree SimuSphere visual display, SimuView
image generator, and Boeing Training Systems & Services'
mission computer emulation; simulated radar, electronic
countermeasures, and Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System; and
high-fidelity crew station controls. This provides both pilots and
weapons sensor officers with a completely immersive training
environment and a full spectrum of advanced tactical training.
The Boeing-built LCT runs a mission computer emulation and
provides pilot and air combat officer training for navigation,
weapons, radar, and electronic countermeasures. The LCT can be
reconfigured to accommodate a number of aircrew training
combinations with minimal facility requirements. Two Integrated
Visual Environment Maintenance Trainers (IVEMT) also were
installed, including the conversion of an earlier VEMT to the IVEMT
configuration. "The IVEMT is a new development and the first fully
integrated Super Hornet maintenance device," McGraw said. "It
allows maintenance personnel to virtually train across all major
Super Hornet systems and subsystems."
The IVEMT's features include an interactive 3-D model
environment, test/support equipment and realistic aircraft
responses. Students can perform more than 500 routine
troubleshooting procedures using the device. Boeing is on schedule
to complete delivery of the RAAF Super Hornets by the end of this
year.
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