The development, in close collaboration with Airbus Group Australia Pacific, has started in January 2015 and will continue for 20 months. The delivery will include both a hardware and software solution for the purpose of Maintenance Technician Training.
The software solution of the AST will consist of a virtual training environment, ready to use on PCs. It will include a realistic 3D model of the helicopter that allows navigating both outside the helicopter and within the cockpit, the cabin, the engine deck and other equipment bays to perform maintenance tasks. Together with a comprehensive training plan, technicians will be trained to perform various maintenance and inspection procedures including disassembly and re-assembly, learn which diagnosis equipment to use and how to identify and correct malfunctions properly.
Within the hardware solution, two classrooms will be equipped for classroom training. One will include an instructor station and two student PCs as well as a replicated cockpit that is directly linked to the AST simulation software. The second classroom will allow up to eight students to train on multi-monitor workstations, guided by an instructor through an instructor workstation.
The Australian MRH90 helicopter is similar to the European version, known as NH90 TTH. Within its NH90 training product line, Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has previously developed a Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) which is being used by the Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and French Armed Forces.
The MRH90 AST confirms the confidence that customers have been placing in Telespazio VEGA’s simulation-based training solutions for 20 years.