Citation

McLanaghan R. Transp. Res. Rec. 1981; 803: 36-40.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Since thousands of U.S. and allied pilots learned to fly in the "blue box" instrument trainer during World War II, simulation has become increasingly sophisticated. Link has kept pace with advances in aerospace and supplies training systems for each new type of aircraft and also for space vehicles. The company's expertise extends into other areas, including industrial trainers, power plant simulators, naval and maritime training systems, and railroad simulators. The paper covers flight simulation and describes wide-body jet transport simulators that provide the capability and fidelity to train airline crew members in the execution of normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedures. Military weapon system trainers are discussed, and details given of how they allow duplication of the flight environment of high-performance jet fighters, bombers, and helicpters with realistic reproduction of the radar, electronic countermeasures, and weapon delivery system. Research simulators are represented by the simulator for air-to-air combat, which has a unique large field-of-view visual system, and space simulators are included by reference to the shuttle mission simulator.