Raytheon’s 4D walk-in simulator for the best virtual flying experience

Raytheon, the world leader in defense technology and innovation, has recently unveiled the first of its kind 4D walk-in simulator at the 2011 Paris Air Show. The best bit about this new technology is that it can be fitted in and customized for both rotary and fixed wing aircrafts.

4D Walk-In Flight Simulator

Moreover, the 4D walk-in simulator can be simply added or removed without the hassle of “operational flight program or mission computer impact”. What this essentially translates into is that this technology can allow aging or old instruments to be easily upgraded or replaced economically on various platforms such as the F-16s.

As Todd Lovell, chief engineer at the Customized Engineering and Depot Services of Raytheon explains,

What you are going to see in the evolution of technology is bringing more sensory experience into the cockpit. There is so much information coming into the cockpit that you cannot take it in with just your eyes anymore; now it is going to be eyes, ears and maybe even touch as we go forward.

Via: DailyMarkets