CH-47F Chinook Simulator

 

 

         
The cockpit of the CH-47F Chinook Flight Simulator.

             Still a work in progress, the above photographs show the F Model Chinook Flight Simulator nearing completion - 24 February 2003.

 

 

         
Once the final design was layed out, this is what the CH-47F Chinook helicopter simulator looked like for the fielding and train-up of U.S. Army aircrews during the CH-47F New Equipment Training (NET). Box 17, shown above, was delivered to Camp Humphreys in November 2013. Every pilot who went through the CH-47F Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC) received a minimum of 26 hours in the simulator prior to flying the actual aircraft.

             Once the final design was layed out, this is what the CH-47F Chinook helicopter simulator looked like for the fielding and train-up of U.S. Army aircrews during the CH-47F New Equipment Training (NET). Box 17, shown above, was delivered to Camp Humphreys in November 2013. Every pilot who went through the CH-47F Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC) received a minimum of 26 hours in the simulator prior to flying the actual aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

         
The instructor console of the CH-47F simulator. From this station, the Instructor Pilot could input many different scenerios allowing the student pilot to learn to operate the aircraft without ever leaving the ground. The simulator was approximately 95 percent as real as flying the actual aircraft.

             The instructor console of the CH-47F simulator. From this station, the Instructor Pilot could input many different scenerios allowing the student pilot to learn to operate the aircraft without ever leaving the ground. The simulator was approximately 95 percent as real as flying the actual aircraft. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

         
The mirror used to display the video in front of the pilots. High quality digital projectors beamed the computer generated flight environment to the mirrors. The graphics displayed to the aircrews was as real looking as the technology available could present. It was almost a good as flying the real deal.

             The mirror used to display the video in front of the pilots. High quality digital projectors beamed the computer generated flight environment to the mirrors. The graphics displayed to the aircrews was as real looking as the technology available could present. It was almost a good as flying the real deal. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version.

 

 

         
The mirror used to display the video in front of the pilots. High quality digital projectors beamed the computer generated flight environment to the mirrors. The graphics displayed to the aircrews was as real looking as the technology available could present. It was almost a good as flying the real deal.

             Jean R. Morgan became quite proficient at flying the simulator while the NET Team was fielding the Hawaii active Army and National Guard units stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, on the Island of Oahu.

 

 

          High Definition Video

 

 

             The link below points to High Definition (HD) Video file of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter simulator flying around Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York, during the fielding and train up of B Company - "Colossal", 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10 Mountain Divison (B, 3-10 GSAB) in the Spring of 2010.


   Due to the large file size, it is recommended that you Right Click the link and select "Save Target As" to save the file to your computer before attempting to view.

 

 

         
   Click-N-Go Here watch a High Definition Video of the simulator operating at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York. [2:37, 170 Mb, noisy audio included].

 

 

          The CH-47 - 40 years old and still circling the world.

         

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