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ultimate VR training environment

An real-life RAAF KC-30A flight crew prepares to take 'virtual fuel' from a virtual KC-30A fuel boom, which is actually being operated by a real-life fuel-boom operator somewhere else in the world. Northrop Grumman's distributed network environment will eventually allow real-life air crews flying any aircraft-type simulator anywhere in the real world to interact with other aircraft-type crews in a virtual world. Kind of like a global virtual game simulator, but with 'real' aircraft and real crews.
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Northrop Grumman demos ultimate VR trainer

14/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4602 Views 0 Comments Northrop Grumman Australia, ultimate VR training environment

Northrop Grumman Australia recently provided a ‘virtual training reality’ proof-of-concept demonstration that hooked up two full-sized flight simulators in Australia

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