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    Apache Longbow Crew Trainer simulators upgraded with Christie DLP/LED technology

    Sept. 20, 2010
    CYPRESS, Calif., 20 Sept. 2010. Christie announced that Boeing [NYSE: BA] selected the Christie Matrix StIM simulation projection system for a multi-million dollar program to upgrade an initial 18 Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) simulators. To date, ten simulators have been completely retrofitted, with additional LCTs contracted throughout the year.
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    Posted by John McHaleCYPRESS, Calif., 20 Sept. 2010. Christie announced that Boeing [NYSE: BA] selected the Christie Matrix StIM simulation projection system for a multi-million dollar program to upgrade an initial 18 Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) simulators. To date, ten simulators have been completely retrofitted, with additional LCTs contracted throughout the year. In addition to its night vision goggle (NVG) training capabilities, key reasons for selecting the Christie Matrix StIM were the image quality, long life, and low maintenance costs of the system, Christie officials say.Currently deployed worldwide and used for in-theater training, the LCT is a full mission, high-fidelity flight simulator that provides training for individuals, crews and maintenance test pilots. Its new image-generator technology allows for the display of more realistic "out-the-window" scenes in real time. It features two cockpits, one at either end of a transportable trailer, that lets the training pilot and co-pilot fly in tandem. The cockpits utilize five screens each, for a total of 10 Christie Matrix StIM projectors per simulator.The device provides a high level of realism that offers top quality training in a safe environment. The Christie Matrix StIM's solid state, LED-based illumination system also offers stability and reliability.The LCT simulators are used around the world and can be operated independently as well as networked with other trainers for collective training capability. They can be deployed in a wide range of environments, giving pilots ample, on-site opportunity to meet their training needs and rehearse their missions safely.The Matrix StIM has features such as: ArrayLOC to manage brightness, color, and dark levels automatically; InfraScene, to process infrared content for simultaneous display of both visible light and the infrared spectrum; and Minimum Processing Latency (MPL), an architecture used to minimize transport delay from data processing to image display.

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