ARH Tiger simulator handed over to Australian Army Aviation
A suite of aircrew and ground training devices for the Army’s new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH Tiger) was handed over by the prime contractor, Australian Aerospace Pty Ltd, at a ceremony at the Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC), Oakey,.
The suite of devices includes a state of the art Full Flight and Mission Simulator (FFMS), a Gun System Trainer, Centre Fuselage Trainer, Underwater Escape Trainer, and Environmental Control System Trainer. All of the devices will be located at the AAvnTC with the exception of the Underwater Escape Trainer which will be installed at Darwin.
The Chief Executive Officer of Australian Aerospace, Mr Joseph Saporito said, “We knew from the beginning that the program was going to be very challenging because the Tiger is a very complex flying system to simulate.
The simulator and trainers were handed to Brigadier Andrew Dudgeon, Director General Army Aviation Systems, on behalf of the Defence Materiel Organisation for use by the Army.
The FFMS is a state of the art flight simulator with two separate modules replicating the front and back cockpits of the ARH Tiger.
Training of air and ground crews has begun at the AAvnTC, while the ARH Tiger is expected to be introduced into operational service in mid-2008.
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