Gripen pilots to train in agile simulator.Swedish aerospace company SAAB SAAB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation; auto/aircraft manufacturer) SAAB Student-Athlete Advisory Board SAAB Student African American Brotherhood SAAB South African Association of Botanists and visualization and display provider Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium, have partnered to provide a new mini-dome simulator for the most advanced version of the Gripen multi-role fighter. SAAB officials said the simulator would be used by Swedish, Hungarian and Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. air forces. The small footprint system relies on Saab's new tactical, support and training system and the Barco-produced 240-degree spherical dome simulator that offers an eight channel projection system, alignment and control tools, and dedicated peripheral devices See peripheral. peripheral device - peripheral . The mini-dome simulator, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Saab spokesman, "provides eye relief over the entire spherical surface and optimizes out-of-window scenes." The spherical shape maintains a constant distance between the pilot's eyes and the projected simulation." The degree of realism is more acute than that achieved by current technology, the official asserted. |
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