The French Army has launched two helicopter simulator training centres, the Tiger simulation centre at the Franco-German Tiger training school and the French Army light aviation training application school (EA-ALAT).
French Army light aviation simulation coordinator Lt-Col. Merck said the use of simulation systems by the army significantly reduces training costs and improves the abilities of crews to deploy complex weapon systems for sustainable operations.
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The Tiger simulation centre at the Franco-German Tiger training school is equipped with four simulation suites, each including two full-mission simulators and two cockpit procedures trainers.
Flight conditions for both French and German versions of the Tiger helicopter will be simulated at a full-scale level of actuality.
The simulators simulate the group of weapon systems and provide operational scenarios for daytime and night flights with both light-intensification and infrared equipment.
The EA-ALAT simulation centre incorporates three flight and navigation trainers for instruments flights training on Fennec helicopters, the Edith six-seat tactical trainer to simulate Gazelle, Puma, Tiger or NH90 helicopters and the combined flight and weapon system trainer.
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By GlobalDataThe systems used at the Tiger simulation centre were built by Thales in cooperation with German company Rheinmetal Defence Electronics, while the suite of systems used at the EA-ALAT simulation centre are developed exclusively by Thales.
