The new light jet aircraft will have a first-of-its-kind wing architecture consisting of an inner wing and an outer wing to ensure manoeuvrability at both low and high speeds – giving the aircraft transonic capability.
With this award, the Navy is poised to capitalize on Vertex’s T-6 virtual reality Immersive Training Devices, propelling their undergraduate pilot training program, Project Avenger.
RYAN AEROSPACE’s basic concept demonstrator will show how (using mixed reality technology) the trainee can see hands in the cockpit and interact with controls and instruments of their aircraft whilst everything seen outside the cockpit is virtual.
MS&T Editor Marty Kauchak attended the August 22, 2023 US Air Force virtual media roundtable featuring Maj. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson, Commander, Second Air Force (2AF). The two-star general spoke to technical training transformation occurring across her portfolio.
The training itself, led by Boeing, lays the groundwork for the Type 1 crew members to work with the newly established 550th Helicopter Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base to create a conversion course syllabus for UH-1N Huey aircrew.
Patriot Medic 23 provided “Alamo Wing” reservists opportunities to sharpen their skills beyond what can typically be accomplished during monthly unit training activities.
Planners of the U.S. Air Force competition hope that resuming the event will foster the exchange of tactics and better prepare Airmen for combat operations.