Aircraft carrier simulator and method
US4854876A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B9/003
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an improved facility for training personnel for aircraft carrier flight operations. The invention provides a solution to problems caused by flight training operations in populated areas. The invention provides an aircraft carrier simulator that includes a land-based full scale flight deck. The simulator includes apparatus for moving the deck to simulate the motion of a carrier in the ocean. The deck may be moved up and down and rotated to simulate the pitching and rolling motion of a carrier floating in the ocean. The deck may also be rotated 360.degree. about its vertical centerline so that flight operations may be conducted at any desired angle to the wind. The simulator is capable of providing all training for pilots and aircraft crews and deck training for fire, crash, battle station, flight mechanics, flight, R&D AIMD, fuel and LOX crews. The simulator also can provide training for ship crew personnel for radio communications, radar, guidance, ordnance, engineers, mess, command and control, and surgical and medical teams.
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