• Subscribe
  • Magazine
  • Videos
  • White Papers
  • Webinars
  • Buyer's Guide
  • EDGE Awards
  • Innovators Awards
    1. Commercial Aerospace

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner training suites from Thales approved by FAA and EASA

    Sept. 10, 2010
    CRAWLEY, England, 10 Sept. 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have approved two Boeing Training Boeing 787 Dreamliner Full Flight Simulators, manufactured by Thales, to Interim Level C. In addition, the FAA has also approved the associated Boeing 787 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Level 5 and EASA has approved the FTD to EASA Level 2. This is the first time that two authorities have approved four devices in parallel, Thales officials say.
    Pennwell web 120 162
    Pennwell web 120 162
    Posted by John McHaleCRAWLEY, England, 10 Sept. 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have approved two Boeing Training Boeing 787 DreamlinerFull Flight Simulators, manufactured by Thales, to Interim Level C. In addition, the FAA has also approved the associated Boeing 787 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Level 5 and EASA has approved the FTD to EASA Level 2. This is the first time that two authorities have approved four devices in parallel, Thales officials say.Thales is providing nine training suites for the Boeing 787 to Boeing Training & Flight Services. Each training suite includes a full-flight simulator, flat panel trainers, and desktop simulation systems. The training suites are being placed in training centers central and convenient for 787 operators around the world.The Boeing 787 simulator is being manufactured by Thales UK at its Crawley facility.In order for a flight simulation training device to be used for flight crew training it must be evaluated by the local National Aviation Authority (e.g. the FAA), Thales officials say. The training device in question is evaluated against a set of regulatory criteria, and a number of objective and subjective tests are conducted on the device. There are currently four levels of full flight simulator, levels A – D, level D being the highest standard with the highest fidelity to the real aircraft. FTDs are evaluated similarly to full flight simulators, but the criteria for these devices are slightly different around the world.The B787 devices provided by Thales are at the highest fidelity they can be with the existing aircraft data.An international working group has been developed to evaluate and change the A - D level rating scale over the next several years. The group, which is chaired by the UK Royal Aeronautical Society Flight Simulation Group (RAeS FSG), is working to streamline the number of categories in the FTD rating system from 27 to seven and plans to introduce the new system by 2012, Thales officials say.

    Voice your opinion!

    To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Military Aerospace, create an account today!

    Electra.aero image.
    BETA Technologies
    BETA Technologies image.
    View All Companies >