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Flight simulation - past, present and future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. J. Allerton
D. J. Allerton*
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College of Aeronautics, Cranfield University, UK
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Abstract

This paper outlines the development of flight simulators used in civil training, military training and in engineering simulation. It describes the evolution of flight simulators and the typical architecture of a modern flight simulator. The technical innovations, which have occurred in modelling, motion systems and visual systems are reviewed. The paper also reviews the transfer of training in flight simulation, the application of simulation to engineering design and outlines problems which are encountered in flight simulation. The paper concludes by reviewing the current trends in flight simulation.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 104 , Issue 1042 , December 2000 , pp. 651 - 663
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2000 

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