The Air Force Research Laboratory is using X-Plane to develop a pilot training program. X-Plane features a system to download real weather for your flight simulations. It handles both subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics as well as space flight via the Space Shuttle.
The AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is supervising the use of Laminar Research’s commercial title X-plane with military-specific databases to reduce the time and cost of developing a training program for warplane pilots.
The AFRL is actually in the process of recruiting government, industry and academic experts as partners in shared-technology development. If you have skills you think would benefit the U.S. Air Force, you can read more about the effort and find contact information on Dayton B2B.
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