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Eurofighter Typhoon: Simulation Development

SELEX Systems Integration (formerly VEGA) represents the British interest within the EADS consortium, which was awarded two major training contracts on the Eurofighter Typhoon programme during 2001.

Challenge

The definition of the training requirements for the Eurofighter Typhoon programme is a demanding and complex process due to the aircraft's range of configurations, leading-edge technology and different training approaches geographically.

The two major components of the training system to be delivered are a Maintenance Simulator Trainer (MST), which will be used to train ground maintenance staff, and a Desk Top Trainer (DTT), which will be used to train both aircrew and ground crew.

Flexibility is a key feature of the design so that the four nations are able to procure their system to meet their precise requirements. Whilst the MST and DTT are provided as separate products, they are also offered as an integrated mode to increase training effectiveness and operational efficiency. The solution offers flexibility in its ability to allow courseware elements of the system to be presented as Computer Aided Instruction or Self Paced Learning.

The system will enter initial service across the four nations in a phased manner and the rollout of training will reflect this.

How SELEX SI Helped

The DTT will use the latest training technologies to support the training of the four nations aircrew and ground crew in the operation and maintenance of the Eurofighter Typhoon weapon system. The system will introduce all of the weapon system’s components and help the student understand the system’s capability in a range of scenarios including failure modes. The system is provided with hardware VTAS/HOTAS to support familiarity with the aircraft’s user interface.

The MST will consolidate training that ground crew have received on the DTT. Students will be trained in maintenance operations with the aircraft operating in normal, degraded and emergency modes. The system will be based on emulation technology, which will allow the student to interact with the aircraft in ‘free play’ with controls and indications operating in the same way as on the real aircraft. In this way students will develop highly-advanced fault diagnosis skills focused on Eurofighter Typhoon with its leading edge technology and sophisticated BITE system.

Project Update

UK Eurofighter Typhoon training will be based at RAF Coningsby with 14 classrooms capable of running MST and DTT applications in a fully integrated and flexible way. The central administration of all student records will allow the training administrators to allocate training resources to student classes with maximum flexibility. The classroom will be supplemented by 30 DTT workstations distributed across RAF Coningsby, RAF Leeming and RAF Leuchars.