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Rolls-Royce Virtual Reality Training Tool Qatar Airways was also IATA’s global launch
Rolls-Royce’s new Virtual Reality training tool has its launch partner partner for RampVR in August 2018. RampVR
in Qatar Airways, which is the first to trial the ground-breaking new simulates real air-side conditions for ground
technology as part of its engineering training plan. “At Rolls-Royce handling and ground service operator
we are designing, testing, and maintaining engines in the digital training using the latest VR technology. Qatar
realm, so it makes sense that we bring cutting-edge technology to Airway’s Talent Development department is
our training programmes. In the same way pilots complete elements also training their ground operations teams
of their training in a simulator, certain engineering tasks can be using RampVR.
taught through Virtual Reality,” says Rolls-Royce, President – Civil
Aerospace, Chris Cholerton. “ Qatar Airways was the first customer Virtual Engine Run-Up
to take delivery of the Trent XWB, and their forward-thinking vision Maintenance Training
across their business makes them the perfect launch partner for Air France Industries KLM Engineering &
this technology,” he adds. Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) announced a
partnership for virtual engine run-up mainte-
Qatar Airways A350 fleet are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB nance training with Airbus at the Paris Airshow
engines, which must be separated before engineers can transport in June. The two companies have a technical
it for maintenance and repair. Rolls-Royce’s Virtual Reality training and commercial partnership to co-develop and
tool provide engineers with Trent XWB refresher training in a virtual manage a virtual engine run-up A320 main-
environment without the need for a physical engine to work on. The tenance PC-based training solution. The new
immersive technology makes use of HTC Vive equipment, using solution is slated for use at maintenance cen-
sight, sound and touch to allow the engineers to experience the tres belonging to AFI KLM E&M and Airbus
separate two parts of the engine in a virtual setting, without the before the end of the year before being imple-
complexity and cost of a real engine. mented at partner networks.

Technicians and mechanics will be able to
visualize an A320 cockpit in an immersive 3D
environment and carry out the simulated Run
up test operations. Monitoring can take place
at three PC stations: one for each trainee (cap-
tain & officer) plus one for the instructor (to
control the progress of the training performed
by the trainees), all equipped with 3D goggles.
The virtual engine run-up maintenance will use
high definition immersive 3D simulation and be
applicable to all A320 engine types. It offers a
flexible alternative solution to training sessions
performed on simulators, facilitating course
scheduling and localisation, be it in training cen-
tres, in outstations or at the customer’s base.

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