Enterprise headset maker Vrgineers has developed a transportable VR fight flight sim system for coaching pilots on a variety of fight plane, together with planes and helicopters. All the system matches right into a single massive case and might be deployed wherever it’s wanted.
Made out of solely commercially obtainable off-the-shelf elements, the system unpacks from a single massive case with all the things crucial get trainees right into a simulated flight, together with the corporate’s wide-FoV XTAL 3 headset, a pc that may energy it, and a stick and throttle setup that mimics widespread fight plane. The corporate says that one particular person can get the system up and working inside half-hour (you possibly can see the entire course of right here).
Whereas Vrgineers is packaging all the {hardware} collectively, accomplice Razbam Simulations is liable for the simulated plane—together with the F-15E Strike Eagle and its bevy of programs—which plugs into Digital Fight Simulator, a preferred flight sim amongst fans and professionals.
Whereas the corporate says the system is designed for affordability, on the time of writing they haven’t launched a selected value, although we’re guessing it would run within the tens of hundreds of {dollars}—which looks as if so much however pales compared to {many professional} VR flight sim programs for pilot coaching.