Some more points about what drives the FMS, fidelity of same for training (when linked), some carrier landing future possiblities and whatnots.
IN FOCUS: Simulation seen as key to cost-effective military training Dave Majumdar 26 Nov 2012
IN FOCUS: Simulation seen as key to cost-effective military training
"...Later simulators are much better, and provide some excellent capabilities not just for procedural training but also for weapons employment.
The latest US military simulators for the F-35 use the same software as the actual jet, Tomassetti says. That means that, theoretically, everything in the simulator should match what the real aircraft does.
Discussing the graphics offered by the F-35 simulator, Tomassetti notes that a student will be able to pick out the difference between different classes of armoured vehicles visually in the simulator. Visual representations have traditionally been a major limitation for flight simulators, particularly at close ranges and for terrain.
But even the state-of-the art F-35 simulator does not move, and certain factors such as flight-control response times cannot necessarily be modelled with 100% fidelity.
“How the airplane flies in the sim is the best we can do without having a real airplane attached,” Tomassetti says. “But even that level of effort that went into making that level of fidelity, is much more than we’ve had in other airplane programmes.”..."
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The Weaponization of the F-35
The Weaponization of the F-35 | SLDInfo
"...The simulator is so easy to fly in STOVL mode that we can teach non-pilots in about 5 minutes to do this safely. The test pilots have told me
the simulator is too hard compared to the real airplane!” says Mike Skaff, principal engineer for the F-35’s pilot vehicle interface....”
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F-35 Lightning II Dec 2010
Joint Combat Aircraft
"...Interestingly the JCA Force is planned to achieve a 50:50 live fly / simulator balance, meaning half a pilot’s training will be in simulators. This is a major advance from the training provided on older aircraft, so a large part of the team’s work goes into ensuring the UK is equipped to achieve this. Not only will Full Mission Simulators be situated at the MOB but
Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers will allow simulator work to be continued wherever the JCA Force is deployed."
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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5469848
“...[USAF Secretary Michael Donley] also said the service would buy 16 F-35 simulators, which, among other things, will save fuel. "In the Joint Strike Fighter program, it is forecast that up to 50 percent of pilot training will be accomplished through simulators," he said.”
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Future and current developments in 'cats n'flaps carrier landing land'....
Tailored to Trap Frank Colucci 01 Dec 2012
Avionics Magazine :: Tailored to Trap
"F-35C control laws give Navy pilots Integrated Direct Lift Control for easier carrier landings, & they open the door for future landing aids...."
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Oh No! Not another video? At least it is a BRitOne...
How to land on an aircraft carrier without jump jets 19 Jun 2011
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Some BritTEXT at
‘desider’ Vol.44 Jan 2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...44_Jan2012.pdf
"All Hands On Deck!" Kinda irrelevant now the UK reverts to F-35Bs
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Simulator Brings New Level Of Realism to F-35 Training By DAVE MAJUMDAR 28 Nov 2011
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...36&c=FEA&s=SPE
"Moreover, the simulation is highly realistic because not only does the F-35 FMS use the real aircraft’s Operational Flight Program (OFP), but it also uses all the actual computer models from the aircraft’s sensor manufacturers and integrates that data.
“We are using their simulation models in the simulator,” Puglisi said. “A lot of trainers just used the OFPs.”
From the pilot’s perspective, the FMS flies just like a real F-35, Smith said. “The airplane runs an ownship kinematic model while it’s flying; that’s how it knows where in space it is,” he said. “The sim uses that exact aero-model.”
The result is that “it flies identical” to the real jet, Smith said. Additionally, it has the same engine model as the real plane.
“To the max extent possible, they put the real software that’s in the jet in the sim,” he said....
...But the realism extends beyond the aircraft and its subsystems. The F-35 FMS can replicate the tactical environment that a pilot and his wingmen would face in combat. The sims also can be linked, and pilots can experience flying in a multiship environment against a vast array of air and surface threats, Smith said.
The only situations that operational pilots might be afforded similar tactical training in real life is at large-force exercises like the Red Flag war games in Nevada.
“You’ll be able to run that environment in the simulator,” Smith said. “Having the FMS here at Eglin, you’ll be able to link them and go out and fly a two-ship, four-ship, eight-ship [mission], whatever the mission calls for, to me is one of the key cornerstones of efficiency when it comes to flying training.”..."