News tagged with flight simulator

Swiss pilot to undergo 3-day solar flight simulation

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg will undergo a three-day simulated flight for a new Solar Impulse aircraft that can travel around the world powered only by solar energy, organizers said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fighter jet training dome shows 360-degree view

(PhysOrg.com) -- The word "simulation" can never be taken lightly in preparing fighter-jet pilots for combat. Training needs to provide simulated experiences that can bring the pilot closer to the scenarios ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 37 | with audio podcast report

Virtual training for real combat

I zipped up the flak jacket, put on an Army helmet and snapped a pair of goggles over my eyes.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

How do honeybees control their flight speed to avoid obstacles?

Unlike humans, bees have a dorsal visual field that enables them to avoid obstacles above their heads. Until now, it was not known whether this helped them to control their flight speed. Recent research by ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experiment volunteers take 2nd 'walk on Mars'

Astronauts on a simulated flight to Mars made a second walk on a mock-up of the Red Planet's surface in Russia Friday, collecting soil samples for analysis.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Introducing RoSS, a 'flight simulator' for robotic surgery

A collaboration between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has produced one of the world's first simulators ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A special kind of flight training

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of flight simulators will attempt to make air traffic safer.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Augmented reality to help astronauts make sense of space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Life aboard the International Space Station is hard work. Crewmembers have a multiplicity of complex tasks, potentially involving thousands of tools, components and other items. But ESA astronaut ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Robotics insights through flies' eyes

To understand how a fly's tiny brain processes visual information efficiently enough to guide its aerobatic feats -- and ultimately to build more capable robots -- researchers in Munich, Germany, have set ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane

Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (42) | comments 21