Alenia Aermacchi selects Barco for advanced trainer jet simulator
Kortrijk, Belgium, 21 June 2011. Visualization pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Aeronautics Sector of Finmeccanica led by Alenia Aeronautica, has selected Barco to construct a visual display system for its M-346 trainer jet flight simulator. The simulator, developed in partnership with CAE, will be used on tradeshows and other promotional events to demonstrate the power of the trainer aircraft to potential customers.
To give customers a highly realistic view of the M-346, Alenia Aermacchi wanted to create a flight simulator dedicated for ground demonstrations. Barco designed a tailor-made visual display system consisting of a cylindrical screen with three rear-projected SIM 7 projectors for a 180° out the window view and an additional SIM 5W projector for the head-up display projection.“Alenia Aermacchi has a longstanding reputation in the trainer aircraft market,” says Kurt Doornaert, market development manager for Barco. “We are proud to have been selected for this project. The SIM 7 projectors are equipped with the industry's latest and fastest switching LCoS technology, which delivers razor sharp, no-smear images for high-speed motion applications, ideal for this project. This flight simulator will be the ideal way for Alenia Aermacchi to promote their trainer jets even more.”
Barco's SIM 7 series projectors push the envelope of visualization technology to provide extremely realistic simulation. The Barco SIM 7 series is optimized for multi-channel visualization to provide exceptional contrast, unmatched dynamic range, seamless image blending, and outstanding performance. Specially developed to meet the real-world demands of commercial and military flight training and mission rehearsal scenarios, the Barco SIM 7 series can be easily integrated into simulation systems with spherical, curved, or flat projection surfaces.
For almost 100 years, Alenia Aermacchi has been designing and manufacturing trainer aircraft. The company has sold over 2,000 trainers to more than 40 countries. Its M-346 is an advanced lead-in trainer aircraft used by the Italian Air Force and the Singapore Air Force and is the only new generation fighter trainer currently available in Europe. The trainer aircraft can be used for every phase of the advanced and pre-operational training in order to reduce flight hours on the more expensive aircrafts.
The Alenia Aermacchi flight simulator will be shown for the first time during Paris Air Show, taking place from 20 to 26 June at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.
More info: www.aermacchi.it
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