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IT2EC 2022: Vrgineers aim for the sky with new MR flight sim

26th April 2022 - 11:45 GMT | by Trevor Nash in London

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The pilot training solution from Vrgineers includes reconfigurable classroom simulators that support a range of platforms from the T6 Texan to the F-35. (Image: Vrgineers)

Czech developer claims that its new VR/MR training device features haptic feedback and can be installed on a smaller footprint than a standard dome-based system.

Czech simulation specialist Vrgineers has used the IT²EC exhibition in London on 26-28 April to launch a new VR and MR pilot training system.

The new training device features the latest version of the company’s XTAL 3 display with Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D visual simulation platform.

XTAL is the company’s high-resolution VR HMD that provides the user with a 180° field-of-view using two 4K resolution displays.

Vrgineers said that Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D v.5 supports XTAL 3 MR technology ‘out of the box’, making the developer or integrator’s task much easier.

The new training device provides haptic feedback; the

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