It’s part of a US Navy pilot’s earliest stages of training: this is a simulator not of something badass, but of the humble T-45 Goshawk, a small jet the US Navy has been using to train pilots since the 80s, and which is an updated version of an aircraft that’s over thirty years old.
So students have to spend 96 hours in this, before they can fly a tiny little trainer, before then moving onto the good stuff.
The simulator provides an enormous 180-degree view with a rounded display, so there’s no “fish eye” effect from flat screens at the edges of your vision.
Please, US Navy, can we have a go? Please?
BlueMaxima
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 4:37 PMI went on a tour of the Williamtown RAAF base a while ago and got to play in a simulator just like this one. Soooo damn detailed, and we could even do loops!
Edward Thompson-Durie
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 5:14 PMRAAF Williamtown is awesome. Spent some time doing the WTSS system there, they can hook up the firearms simulation to the flight simulator, so those doing firearms can simulate calling in air support.
VGP
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 6:05 PMImagine if this was in 3D!
Luke
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 6:18 PMWould love to see these curved screens available to the public. Would much rather one of these than 3 monitors side by side.
Xheis
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 8:33 PMhttp://www.gizmodo.com.au/#!341413/alienware-curved-monitor-looks-like-its-from-another-planet
Joe Mama
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:12 AMThanks for the link, I was waiting for the price at the end of the article I was reading. 6500$.
Yeah I’ll pass for now lol.
3ddi3
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:32 PMawesome! @VGP – I was wondering about the same thing – espeically a 3d tv screen without the 3d glasses!