Laser Projection System Avior LD Passes Test Phase at Lufthansa Flight Training
27 September 2007 09:45
Following the level D certification of the Avior LD laser projection system, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) successfully tested the new projection system of Rheinmetall Defence in the period from January to July 2007. With that, this innovative laser projection system has reached another significant milestone on its way to series production.
On the basis of a cooperation agreement, the two companies joined together in close teamwork to equip an Airbus A340 simulator provided by LFT with the new laser projection system. In this way, it became possible to already examine the integration capabilities of the system during its installation in an existing simulation environment.
This was followed by trials in continuous operation. During the 6-month test phase, Avior LD gave practically trouble-free service for over 3,000 hours of routine training operations. During the entire test run, LFT examined the system thoroughly for reliability, image quality, visual comfort of the crew, and laser safety.
A questionnaire was also produced for the instructors and users of the simulator to query the main aspects in short form. According to these polls, the laser projection system proved to be very reliable, offering clear advantages in presentation quality regarding depth of focus, brightness and contrast.
In addition, the instructors assessed the visual impression made by the system as being most agreeable for the pilots.
By meeting the high expectations of Lufthansa Flight Training to a very large degree, the Avior laser projection system is regarded as a potential display system for future use in the company's own flight simulators.
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