![]() ![]() The system displays a highly detailed 3D virtual crewstation and enables trainees to practice checklists using natural hand movements as they would in the real world. Designed for AC-130U platform, the system is flexible and can be adapted for other air-frames. The system includes an intelligent tutor that provides automated instruction and real-time assessment. Vertex Solutions leveraged the latest commercial-off-the-shelf VR hardware and video game-based virtual environment technology from BISim to provide trainees with a high-fidelity, cost-efficient solution for cockpit familiarization and checklist training. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) needed an immersive training capability for the AC-130U to offload checklist training from expensive full-mission simulators. With 40mm, 105mm cannons and 25mm Gatling gun and thousands of rounds, a “Spooky” flying overhead means a very bad day for enemy forces below. The AC-130U “Spooky” gunship’s chief roles for the Air Force include close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. His interests include literally anything that has to do with space, past and present military aircraft, and propulsion technology.John Burwell, Business Development Director, Bohemia Interactive Simulations Previously, he worked as a writer at the NASA Safety Center in Cleveland, Ohio and was responsible for writing the agency’s System Failure Case Studies. William Kucinski is content editor at SAE International, Aerospace Products Group in Warrendale, Pa. ![]() Subscribe to SAE MOBILUS for access to more than 200,000 resources, including aerospace standards, technical papers, eBooks, magazines, and video.Bookmark to keep pace with the latest aerospace technology news and information.Dolphin Technologies introduces cryptocurrency aimed at reducing mobile phone-related accidents.ULA’s Vulcan Centaur will launch Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane.Impossible Aerospace US-1 makes long-distance flight over Nevada salt flats.The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems. The avionics contract adds to the suite of nose-to-tail solutions such as propellers, wheels, brakes, secure communications, Head-up Displays/Enhanced Vision Systems (HUD/EVS), and advanced cargo loading systems that Collins Aerospace provides for the C-130 aircraft.Ĭollins Aerospace Systems is based in Cedar Rapids and is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Read more: 元 makes its C-130 modernization package available to global operators “These aircraft are important to national security, and by working with 元Harris, our integrated avionics system will support the extension of the life of the planes for another 20 years.” Our history of successful installations played a big role in our selection,” says Dave Schreck, vice president and general manager for Military Avionics and Helicopters at Collins Aerospace. “Prior to our selection for the AMP INC 2 program, 190 C-130 aircraft have already been modified, or are on contract to be modified, with our proven Flight2 avionics. The new avionics will also improve the safety and reliability of the C-130H. The systems are integrated with modern satellite communications and automation systems and are Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management-compliant (CNS/ATM-compliant).Īccording to Collins, these new glass cockpit systems will reduce pilot workload while improving situational awareness – making it easier for the pilots to overlay flight plans, see nearby points-of-interest, and view radar and threat information. Collins’ contribution to the workhorse C-130H platform will be seven multifunctional displays (MFDs), three control display units (CDUs), and a new digital autopilot that will replace over 100 analog instruments in each of the fleet’s 176 aircraft. The H-variant of the C-130 – differentiated by its use of Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines – was first introduced in 1974. Air Force's $499-million C-130H Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2 (AMP INC 2) program. Collins and its commercial off-the-shelf Flight2 integrated avionics system was chosen by 元Harris Technologies, Inc. Air Force Reserve is getting new Collins Aerospace Systems avionics that will help extend the life of the legacy aircraft by 20 years. The Lockheed C-130H Hercules fleet operated by the Air National Guard and U.S. “These aircraft are important to national security, and by working with 元Harris, our integrated avionics system will support the extension of the life of the planes for another 20 years,” says Dave Schreck, vice president and general manager for Military Avionics and Helicopters at Collins Aerospace. ![]()
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