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I/ITSEC 2015: New training approaches for Boeing

25th November 2015 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in London

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For the first time at this year’s I/ITSEC exhibition, aerospace manufacturer Boeing will show off a student trainer for the CH-47 Chinook that utilises the Oculus Rift headset.

It will also display several products in Florida including a high-fidelity visual system used by the US Air Force

The CH-47 training device uses the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset that is designed to allow students to experience what they may encounter during a normal day in their work environment with the CH-47.

John Chicoli, a senior manager at Boeing Training Systems and Government Services Technology said: ‘[The Oculus Rift] is very high resolution, it’s

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