Tampa, Florida based Reflectone has confirmed the award of a $25 million contract from Bell-Boeing to provide five, three dimensional maintenance trainers for the MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor.
Reflectone was selected last December, but the contract was not signed until February and the impending merger with British Aerospace then barred any further announcments.
The contract will provide the US Marine Corps with a cockpit maintenance procedures trainer and four composite maintenance trainers. The latter replicate the flight controls, landing gear and hydraulics, powerplant/power train and avionics.
The equipment allows ground crews to work up their expertise at much-reduced cost compared with utilising the real aircraft.
Source: Flight Daily News
