Huntsville, Al (April 9, 2010) - Camber Corporation announced today that the T-1A aircraft with the modification to support CSO training had its first flight today, April 9, 2010. The aircraft took off at 11:16 Eastern Standard Time from Dayton International Airport and flew for 1 hour and 55 minutes. The purpose of the flight was to confirm operation of basic aircraft systems in preparation for future test flights which will concentrate on the newly added CSO training systems.
"I want to congratulate the Camber Team on a job well done! Camber, Stevens Aviation and Government personnel have worked well together. After a fast-paced year of system design, design reviews, and aircraft modifications, the first T-1A CSO aircraft completed its first flight today. We are excited about the first flight and look forward to the installation of the completed CSO software onto the aircraft so that we can test the CSO Training System." said Albert Ojeda, USAF Program Manager.
T-1A CSO Modified Aircraft taking off from Dayton International Airport
The modified T-1A aircraft with the CSO training station is part of the USAF’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) redesign of the current Navigator, Electronic Warfare Officer, and Weapon System Officer training pipeline in order to produce aviator’s skilled in advance navigation systems, electronic warfare, weapons deployment, and able to operate the complex systems critical to the Air Force mission.
"The successful, on schedule, initial flight paves the way for formal testing and the installation of the training system at Naval Air Station Pensacola" said Mike Pafford, Camber T-1A Program Manager.
Camber is teamed with Stevens Aviation, a leading aviation services company, who modified the T-1A aircraft at their facility in Dayton, OH, from where the modified T-1A aircraft was launched last week.
According to Ron Tennyson, Stevens Aviation Program Manager, the aircraft has been fitted with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system that provides the training system with air traffic information and aircraft to aircraft data that can be used for air to air training missions.
Camber Corporation has its corporate headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. Camber is a pioneer in the development of innovative training and simulation solutions for military and civil flight simulation and mission trainers. The Sensor Systems Division that is based in Dallas, Texas has been providing simulated sensor systems since 1985 and supports over 200 radar simulation systems worldwide. Their market leading Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Radar Toolkit® product serves as the basis for their reliable and cost efficient radar simulations.
Camber Corporation selected by U.S. Air Force to modify the T-1A aircraft to include Combat Systems Officer Training Station
Huntsville, Al (April 15, 2009) - Camber Corporation has been selected by the Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command (AFMC), Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) to modify the T-1A aircraft to include a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training station. The modification contract will be conducted by Camber’s Dallas based Sensor Systems Division (SSD).
The modified T-1A aircraft with the CSO training station is part of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) redesign of the current Navigation/Electronic Warfare Officer training pipeline in order to produce aviator’s skills in advance navigation systems, electronic warfare and weapons deployment, enabling them to operate the complex systems critical to the Air Force mission.
The T-1A aircraft will be upgraded with a suite of simulated sensors (Radar, Radar Warning Receiver, Electronic Support Measures), countermeasures (flares, chaff), and weapon systems for two students. Provisions for two instructors will also be provided, allowing them to oversee the student actions, introduce faults into the simulated systems, and insert tactical and weather scenarios into the simulated environment. A debrief capability is also included to allow instructors to review the flight with the student in a classroom or office environment.
Camber is teamed with Stevens Aviation, who is a leading aviation services company. Stevens will conduct the physical modification of the T-1A aircraft at their facility in Dayton, OH.
For 60 years, Stevens Aviation has been committed to making its customers successful. Stevens provides factory authorized services for Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft, and Embraer aircraft and FAR145 authorized services on Citations and other civilian aircraft. Stevens Aviation also supports the US Department of Defense on a number of significant depot maintenance, modification and upgrade programs. Stevens is a diversified aircraft service provider offering expertise in the areas of: aircraft maintenance, modification and refurbishment, aircraft sales, aircraft management, flight services, and fixed base operations. Headquartered in Greenville, SC, Stevens operates facilities in Denver CO (BJC), Nashville TN (BNA), Dayton OH (DAY), Greenville SC (GYH) and Greer SC (GSP).
The F.A.A. approved, modified T-1A aircraft will be based at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where the CSO training will be conducted.
"This contract establishes Camber as a leading supplier and integrator of training systems for use on aircraft." says Mike Pafford, Program Manager.
Camber is a pioneer in the development of innovative training and simulation solutions for military and civil flight simulation and mission trainers. The Sensor Systems Division that is based in Dallas, Texas has been providing simulated sensor systems since 1985 and supports over 200 radar simulation systems worldwide. Their market leading COTS Radar Toolkit® product serves as the basis for their reliable and cost efficient radar simulations. Camber’s corporate offices are located in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.
Camber Provides Video Interface Panels (VIP) to the U.S. Army for Apache Helicopters
Camber's Sensor Systems Division has successfully designed, manufactured and supplied the U.S. Army with Video Interface Panels (VIPs) for the Video Unmanned Aircraft Systems Intelligence Team Level 2 (VUIT-2) program. The VIPs are integrated into the Apache helicopters for control of the visual aids that being implemented on the aircraft.
The VIPs were discussed and ordered from Camber in October 2007 and Camber delivered the prototype boards in December 2007. Extensive testing on the boards was conducted by the U.S. Army and the boards passed with flying colors. Camber has since delivered 30 additional sets that have been installed in the Apache helicopters.
Camber Simulated Instrument Panels Delivered on U.S. Navy Training Devices
Camber recently delivered another set of simulated instrument panels for the USN P-3 Forward Deployed Trainers (FDT). These panels are part of the Sensor Station 3 (SS3) of the training device and support the Camber provided simulated sensor systems (EO, IR, Radar, ESM and MAD). The simulated instrument panels use the Camber COTS 8670 Ethernet Interface Board. This delivery follows the successful integration of Camber’s panels on the P-3 Tactical Operational Readiness Trainers (P3-TORT).
Camber Delivers IG and Sensor Software/Hardware to Taiwan
The first batch of image generation (IG), sensor (EO and IR) and radar software/hardware for the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) F-16 trainers was successfully delivered to Taiwan in December 2007. The software and hardware are part of an upgrade of the existing RoCAF F-16 trainers. Camber was awarded the program in April 2007 and the program includes the upgrade of 9 trainers. All of the simulated systems are based on PC workstations and use COTS software including Camber’s Radar Toolkit® software.
8670 Ethernet I/O Board Released
Camber released the 8670 Ethernet I/O Board, used to interface with various digital and analog input/outputs. The board is designed to interface with a host computer using Ethernet.
The 8670 Ethernet I/O PCB Includes:
- 8 x 12-bit Analog to Digital Converters (ADC)
- 8 x 12-bit Digital to Analog Converters (DAC)
- 32 high current Discrete Outputs (DO)
- 32 Digital Inputs (DI)
- 32 Digital Input/Outputs (DI/O)
- 4 Optical Encoder input ports
- 1 Serial Port
Radar Toolkit Version 5.0 Released
Camber Corporation has released the latest improvements to their flagship radar simulation software, version 5.0 of the Camber Radar Toolkit®. Version 5.0 offers users and developers support for the newest features of the Radar Toolkit®.
The latest features include:
- Tiled SAR support for large SAR map generation
- NITF support
- Increased global weather layers (20 layers instead of 4)
- Transparency flag for more realistic SAR models
- A joystick interface
- A GPS input interface
Of course, these are in addition to the latest features developed under the 4.x versions:
- UHR ISAR support
- SAR Zoom
- Support for up to 4096 range bins
- Gridded expand paging for extremely high performance
- 32-bit radar returns
- Interpolated gridded paging support for maximum performance and flexibility
- 64-bit Linux support
- A GPS input interface
- Super-cell gridded format for more efficient offline database management
- ISAR Model Editing and Conversion utility
- A built-in client/server interface
Camber Provides Simulation for Maintenance Training
Camber Corporation has designed an implemented several PC simulations to replace maintenance training devices at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC). The PC simulations combine courseware with "hands-on" capabilities within a virtual environment to fully instruct and teach students.
Camber has provided training systems at NAS Pensacola for:
- Avionics (AV) Radar Maintenance System
- Avaition Mechanic (AM) Hydraulic Maintenance System
- AE Fuel Quantity System
- AE Power Distribution System
- AE Flaps and Landing Gear System
- AE Jet Ignition System
- AE Basic Electrical Systems
These PC simulations will allow Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps trainees to practice organizational and intermediate level maintenance functions while in A-school, and to repeat the exercises later in their careers in preparation for advancement tests. The technology is applicable to a wide range of applications, including air, surface, and ground vehicle maintenance training.
Due to the success of the PC Simulations for the Navy's A-school, Camber has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for the supply of PC Simulations for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) training sytems.
Imagery-based Geo-specific Radar Landmass Database Supported by Radar Toolkit®
Camber has successfully integrated support for imagery-based geo-specific databases into the Radar Toolkit®. Support for this new paging software is offered in all current (post v4.7) versions of the Radar Toolkit®.
8510 PCI-bus Programmable Video Interface Board Released
The latest in video interface boards from Camber, 8510 Programmable Video Interface Board, has been released. The 8510 board provides the following video formats:
- EIA-343-A, 60Hz, Interlaced, 2:1
- VGA, 60Hz, Non-Interlaced
- RS-170A, 60Hz, Interlaced, 2:1
- NTSC Composite and S-Video
- Custom Video Available
The 8510 is a PCI-bus based short board which can be set up (via software) to support various video interfaces. Linux and Windows drivers are available. The 8510 replaces Camber's 8010 and 8020 boards.