Flight simulators give pilots real training
<p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hone">hone</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span>' <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="institutes">institutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="Simulation">Simulation</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="produces">produces</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="Donglai">Donglai</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simulator">simulator</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="for">for</span> 0.5 <span word="to">to</span> 0.9 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 70 <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="units">units</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> 15,000 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2002, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span>, <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>.</p><p><span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="simulators">simulators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>.</p>
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