NEW LIFE


FRESH COAT


The UH-60V is coated with primers and paints that are completely free of hazardous heavy metals previously used in aircraft production. (Learn more about the removal of heavy metals in “Heavy Metal—Banned” from the Fall 2021 issue.)


cost savings since the Army owns the soft- ware, and the opportunity to breathe new life into an older aircraft.


“Te digital technology enhances the pilot interface and reduces the burden of the pilot so that he or she can execute the mission with as little input as required because the helicopter is augmenting the workload,” he said. With the older, more antiquated analog technology, all of the information was brought to the pilot via round gauges with numbers and needles, and the pilot then had to synthesize the position of those needles into an under- standing of where the aircraft is in time


and space, in order to make decisions about manipulating controls that fly the aircraft. Tose older aircraft have no auto- matic features for holding parameters like position, altitude or heading—so the pilot is flying the aircraft manually throughout its mission while ensuring mission success at the same time.


SOFTWARE OWNERSHIP MEANS COST SAVINGS In terms of flexibility, Parker said the new technology would enable the brigade commander to choose the exact right aircraft for the mission. Te digital cock- pit of the Victor model is nearly identical


to the Mike model and uses the exact same planning software, so the training for both models is also nearly the same, making training easier for everyone.


Parker said that, by the Army owning the software that’s programmed into the helicopter, the near- and long-term cost savings are in the millions. “When the software changes or needs to be upgraded, the Army doesn’t have to pay someone hundreds or thousands or millions of dollars to change it like we do now with the Apache and Chinook [helicopters]. We can make these changes ourselves inter- nally. Tat’s the first step into modular


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Army AL&T Magazine


Spring 2022


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