The training will begin with a level D simulator manufactured by TRY Simulation + Training and configured as a Bell 429. Some of the new designs of the Odyssey H device include “A curved, continuous screen/display with 11 projectors creating a 240-degree-horizontal by 80-degree-vertical field of view. To produce vibration within cockpit and to make it more realistic, it also has secondary motion base system. An iPad can serve as the instructor station, and the simulator is designed to swap out the cockpit module with a different helicopter type.”
Fort Worth, Texas was the hot spot on July 26, 2016. The famous Lockheed Martin partnered up with the aerospace industry of Korea for the analysis of T-50 A, which is the aircraft located in South Korea. Originally these two Industries rose together to complete the T-50A aircraft. Back in the beginning of June, this year, Lockheed Martin finished launching the leading test of the original T-50A. Lockheed is an enormous worldwide company stationed in Maryland. Lockheed Martin has about 125,000 employees around the world working together to make Lockheed on of the leading aerospace and global security company. Excitingly, the T-50 A is now ready for take-off. There are slim to zero dangers with 100,000 hours of departure already. There are more than one T-50’s already flying coming to about one hundred in the air at necessary times. The great thing about the T-50 is that currently there are over than one thousand navigators qualified in navigating these aircrafts. The T-50A specializes in progressive pilot training. The US air force is on its way in receiving a top production line of aircrafts ready to be trained on.
HAI Heli-Expo 2016, the annual convention runs from March 1st to 3rd in Louisville Kentucky, is the world’s largest trade show that is exclusively dedicated to the international helicopter community. Luminaries from all major companies in the helicopter industry will be present to debut the latest and greatest in avionics. Among those in attendance will be the industry giant Garmin. Founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min H. Kao, the company specializes in innovative GPS (Global Positioning System) technology that has wide-spread applications in aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation, tracking and even mobile apps.
Defense and aerospace industry giant Northrup Grumman has recently announced that it will begin testing on its senior year electro-optical reconnaissance system (SYERS-2) on air craft provided by the USAF. Over the course of the next month, Northrup will conduct a series of test flights at their Palmdale location to determine if any adjustments need to be made. By early 2017 Northrup hopes to fully integrate the SYERS-2 system into their existing MS177 mulitspectral sensor program. Once integrated, the MS177 will likely be utilized on Northrup’s next generation Global Hawk surveillance planes.
Today Bombardier, one of the world’s leading aerospace firms has announced that they are preparing to introduce the world’s first turboprop commercial aircraft that can boast a 90 passenger capacity. Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft states that a huge part of the evolution of the Bombardier’s Q400 aircraft program is their commitment to increasing capacity for their regional routes to first and foremost address the ever-growing demands of passenger capacity requirements and secondly to increase profitability based on a model of efficiency.
According to India Times, Boeing is planning to offer its F/A-18 fighter jets to India. These F/A-18 jets are a main component of the US Navy. Since India’s government has been pushing for more ‘Make in India’ products, Boeing offered to manufacture these F/A-18 fighter jets in India in hopes of being declared the winner of the multi-billion dollar contract from one of the biggest military spenders.
After weeks of negotiations, MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced that it has finally struck a deal with Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense to provide them with six MD 530 G scout attack helicopters. MDHI intends to begin delivering the helicopters by mid-2016 and complete the order by early 2017.
A U.S. foreign military sale that was announced by the Pentagon in late December, 2015 has recently been completed and two Gulfstream G550 business jets modified for electronic and surveillance warfare are scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Department of Defense recently stated that more details on the modified aircrafts capability will be released later this year in a defense white paper.
Lockheed Martin has received a $5.3 billion contract from the United States Department of Defense to deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft to the US Military in the coming years.