DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SIMULATORS FOR HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of the helicopter within naval aviation, and in turn the development of the helicopter simulator alongside its actual aircraft counterpart. The uses to which the Royal Navy puts its simulators is detailed, with particular reference to its most used simulator, the Sea King Flight and Mission Simulator. The expanding use of helicopters is discussed, with a look at the Royal Navy's present-day aircraft the Lynx, and its simulator. The assured future for flight simulation within the Fleet Air is explained.