Singer

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon Apr 16 20:31:45 2001

Last I heard the US Navy had the same P-# Orion simulators up at Keflavik.
They did when I was stationed there from 80 to 82 and I was surprised to
hear that they are still there.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Geoff Roberts
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 7:12 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Singer
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Pechter" <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Singer
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> > Boeing used Vax systems in their simulators.
>
> Looks like Lockheed did too.
> The P3 Orion simulator at RAAF Edinburgh (just out of Adelaide) uses a
> herd of large Vaxen (8xxx series I think)
> I believe it runs VMS and a custom written software package.
> I've driven the simulator itself several times now, but never had a
> chance to visit the machine
> room, just a glimpse as we went past. I've promised myself that my next
> posting there I will make it.
> (Probably for a couple of weeks in June or July - depending what courses
> we are running there at the time.)
> If I do, I will see if I can get permission to take some pics of the
> systems in operation, AFAIK, nothing
> in there is classified except for the simulator software itself. This
> is probably one of the last big Vax farms still
> in current use, so some documentation is probably appropriate.
> The simulator itself is a P3 cockpit on hydraulic stilts, and is
> sufficiently realistic to make you airsick.
> The view is night only, but it's very convincing. Only indication of
> the systems attached to
> it is the VT320 at the sim supervisors station just inside the door on
> the left, with a curtain to hide it from the 'pilots'.
> OT Background:
> Edinburgh is the home of 10 and 11 Squadrons RAAF, which operate P3's in
> the maritime surveillance role.
> Commander, Maritime Patrol Group is the most senior RAAF officer in
> South Australia, and whilst theoretically a Group Captain's position,
> (~Full Colonel) it is normally held by an Air Commodore (~1 star
> General)
>
> Cheers
> (Quick hat change)
>
> FLGOFF (AIRTC) Geoff Roberts
> Officer Commanding
> No. 14 (City of Port Pirie) Flight
> S.A. Squadron
> Air Training Corps
> geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
> ICQ: 1970476
>
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