Today, the Chilean Air Force (FACh) held the launching ceremony of its Pillan II training system project.
The ceremony, which was attended by the Chilean Minister of Defense, Mrs. Maya Fernandez Allende and the Commander in Chief of the FACh, Air General Arturo Merino Nuñez, took place at the National Aeronautical and Space Museum, located at the former Cerrillos Airport. The event was broadcasted live on Youtube.
Pillan II, a comprehensive training system
The Pillan II training project was announced during the first day of the latest edition of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE 2022), in Santiago de Chile, covered by Aviacionline.
Although it retains a resemblance to its predecessor, the Pillan II is an entirely new aircraft, with an all-Chilean wing design, a longer fuselage, a cabin completely redesigned to current Glass Cockpit standards and a HUD. In addition, 30% of its structure will be built with composite materials.
But it is an integrated training system, comprising more elements than just the new aircraft.
The peripherals that make up this integrated military training system include a mixed reality simulator. The student sitting in the simulator will wear a virtual reality helmet, which will allow the trainee to see a highly realistic outdoor environment, while looking into the cockpit, he/she will see the actual instruments.
It will also have a ground mission planning station for the creation of the flight plan required for each training sortie. In addition, there is an automated tracking station, which improves flight safety, and a debriefing station to analyze the performance of each student during their preparation, with processing and presentation capacity of the entire flight envelope, being able to display it both in 2D and 3D maps, as well as the reproduction of the images recorded by the HUD.
