CH-147F Training Program Takes Flight
CH-147F Training Program Takes Flight The RCAF CH-147F Aircrew Training Centre was declared ready for training last September. Group Editor Marty Kauchak journeyed to Garrison Petawawa, Ontario soon after and filed this report. The Chinook "F" training system is...
Cadet researchers take a ‘front seat’ to improve pilot training
by Jennifer Green-Lanchoney U.S. Air Force Academy Office of Research 12/2/2015 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadet researchers at the Air Force Academy are studying the latest technology in motion-cueing seats to improve pilot training. As a result of a...
7 Things to Feel in an ACME Dynamic Motion Seat
1. Onset and Sustained G-Cues Generally, motion systems provide onset cues by movement. After a moment, the system ‘washes out’ as the actuator moves to neutral for the next cue. This works for onset cues, but not for sustained cues. Motion Seats can provide sustained...
Maybe a Motion Platform is Too Much?
To be honest, motion platforms for simulators can cost millions of dollars. Those long actuator legs are not cheap and must support, and move, a lot of weight. Often, the entire simulator with cockpit and the visual system are perched up on the platform. The simulator...
FY15 Closure Plans
Fiscal Year 2015 is closing. ACME can help with quick quotes for equipment, tuning or training to fit your budget. We have pricing available for motion seats, replica weapon training systems or on-site support. Perhaps you need training sessions for maintainers or...
Integrated Gunnery Trainer (IGT) Delivery
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) recently accepted a suite of CH-147 Chinook simulators and training devices from CAE and their team of support companies. The suite of trainers is now ready-for-use at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa. ACME Worldwide Enterprises,...
UH-72 Dynamic Motion Seats
ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. is under subcontract to provide True Q® Dynamic Motion Seats (DMS) for the two UH-72A Lakota Synthetic Flight Training System (SFTS) Trainers for the Army National Guard (ARNG). Under the subcontract, ACME will provide two DMS shipsets...
Motion Cueing for M346 Simulators
The Finmeccanica - Alenia Aermacchi M-346 is an advanced lead-in fighter trainer aircraft selected by several global air forces, including Italy , Singapore , Israel , and Poland . The aircraft is supported with a comprehensive ground-based training system to help...
T-45 Trainer Program
The T-45 Operational Flight Trainer Technology Refresh program is coming—the draft RFP is already released. ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. would be a good partner for this program. The T-45 program requirement mandates motion cueing provided by motion seat system...
MCAT Trainer
The Marine Common Aircrew Trainer (MCAT) program is coming—the draft RFP is out and teams are beginning to form. ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. could be a good partner for your MCAT program. ACME has extensive experience with MCAT and highly realistic replica...
WEPTAC 2015
ACME is heading to Nellis AFB in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14 & 15 to participate in the WEPTAC Industry Trade show. We’re taking our F-15/F-16 type True Q® Dynamic Motion Seat to demonstrate how realistic motion cueing built right into a replica ejection...
I/ITSEC 2014
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) trade show was exciting this year and we got the opportunity there to talk with many folks about motion seats and replica gun training systems. The show seemed to be ‘up’ a bit from the...
VMax-Versatile and Cost Effective
Simulation and training needs can be immensely different and budgets directly parallel the range of needs. Effective simulation and training products must feature both performance the meets the training need and pricing that meets the budget. This combination of...
T-X Industry Day in San Antonio
It’s been a whirlwind of activity lately at ACME and we’re just catching our breath. August went so quickly and here it is already at the Fiscal Year end. It was great to see many of you at the T-X Industry Day in San Antonio in August and we wanted to say Thanks for...
AH-64 Dynamic Motion Seats
ACME recently delivered four new AH-64 dynamic motion seats systems for an overseas customer’s simulator. The seats were delivered as 2-seat shipsets (Pilot and Co-Pilot/Weapon Operator seats). The motion seats use ACME’s 5th generation motion cueing capability and...
CAE T-6 Dynamic Motion Seats
CAE USA has selected ACME True Q® Dynamic Motion Seats for CAE’s T-6 Operational Flight Trainers (OFT) being produced for Mexico and New Zealand. Under this contract, ACME will provide a motion seat for the Mexican Air Forces Operational Flight Trainer and two motion...
US. Patent Office issued ACME patent for Gun Active Recoil GAR®
ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. (“ACME”) announced today that the US. Patent Office has issued ACME a patent for the Gun Active Recoil (GAR®) technology that is core to the company’s line of ultra-realistic weapon training systems. In formal terms, the patent “covers...
CAE USA Selects ACME MH-60R Motion Seats
ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. has been selected by CAE USA to provide dynamic motion seats for the MH-60R Mission Operational Flight Trainer (MOFT) CAE is developing for the Royal Danish Navy. Under this contract, ACME will provide two MH-60R type True Q® Motion...
Navy Selects ACME M2/M240 Gun Active Recoil Systems GAR®
Agency: US Department of the Navy Office: Naval Sea Systems Command Location: NUWC Keyport Division NAICS Code: 333 — Machinery Manufacturing 333318 — Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin Selects ACME F-15E Motion Seats
Albuquerque-based ACME Worldwide Enterprises, Inc., has been awarded a Lockheed Martin contract to provide 12 True Q® Dynamic Motion Seats with G-suit and Mask Air pneumatic systems for F-15 simulators. ACME’s motion seats will provide full, 6-degree-of-freedom motion...