TITLE:
Development of Jet Training FTD (Flight Training Device) Overhead System
AUTHORS:
Daeil Jo, Yongjin Kwon
KEYWORDS:
Overhead System, Flight Simulator, Interface Board, FTD (Flight Training Device), Aircraft Panel
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.5 No.4,
November
16,
2017
ABSTRACT: Today, the growth of aerospace industry has led to the development of modular overhead systems that can be applied to a wide variety of aircraft.It actually maximizes training effectiveness by working in a similar way as to the real aircraft maneuverability. Overhead system control device for aircraft simulator is developed as a module and integrated to the flight simulator. The developed system can replace the similar products imported from overseas at a much lower price, about one third of the imports, while maintaining the same level of functionality and the performance with the counterparts. This price advantage is the main motivation of this development, which is expected to enlarge the commercial training simulator market in our country. This development has been also funded by the government, and we invited several commercial airline pilots to test the equipment. The post operation interview revealed that the developed system at least matches or exceeds the performance of the imported products. With the development completed, it is ready for the commercial production and will help promote the expansion of flight training education at various aerospace universities in Korea.