Seeking to further enhance the training and skill development of its transport pilots, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has received a new flight simulator for C-95M Bandeirante aircraft. Despite their over fifty years of service, these aircraft and crews remain one of the main means of light transport and liaison within the force, covering routes of difficult access in Brazil’s geography.
Regarding the flight simulator, it was developed and manufactured by the Air Force Computing Center of São José dos Campos (CCA-SJ), being the second unit delivered to the Brazilian Air Force. More specifically, it is destined for the Natal Air Base (BANT), located in Parnamirim (RN).
The CCA-SJ has highlighted that this second recently delivered flight simulator incorporates improvements compared to its predecessor. It features new updated software, along with more precise flight controls, new functionalities, and better details that recreate the cockpit of a C-95M Bandeirante with greater degrees of realism.
This type of simulation system allows the Brazilian Air Force to save resources and enhance the training of new transport pilots, as these simulators will be used in the Operational Specialization Course for pilots undergoing training in Transport Aviation (CEO-TR) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Aviation (CEO-IVR), provided by the First Squadron of the Fifth Aviation Group (1º/5º GAV) – Rumba Squadron.
The need for the development of a new flight simulator for these aircraft arose as a requirement stemming from the modernization program that the C-95 Bandeirante underwent years ago. One of the aspects of these works was the modernization of the cockpit with new panels and technologies, including the removal of obsolescence.
In total, according to the announcement by the FAB, the program comprises the modernization of a total of 49 aircraft, which underwent these works at the facilities of the Afonsos Aeronautical Material Park (PAMA-AF), located in Rio de Janeiro.
*Photographs: Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
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