GMO integrates RO MRP projectors into F-35 Joint Strike Fighter simulator systems for Lockheed Martin

“The RO MRP is a first-rate choice for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter simulator,” said Steve McCullough, Vice President and General Manager of Barco Simulation, Xenia. “Barco’s visualization systems will certainly maintain GMO’s high standards for simulation and excel in Lockheed’s simulator.”

The Barco Raster-Only Monitor Replacement Projectors (RO MRP) are for F-35 JSF simulators to be used at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Flight Simulation Laboratory in Ft. Worth, Texas. Barco’s RO MRP is a full-featured projection system designed specifically for use in Wide Angle Collimated (WAC) window optical systems such as the F-35 JSF simulator. The F-35 is the next generation fighter to support the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, United Kingdom, and other NATO allies. The simulator re-creates the uncompromised combat performance at the heart of the Lockheed Martin F-35 design.

Barco’s MRP is designed to enable the simulator visual system to be upgraded using the original optics, facility, and motion base, where upgrades to cross-cockpit visual systems are cost prohibitive and may not fit due to facility constraints and motion-base limitations. The Barco MRP’s ability to handle any resolution up to 1280 x 1024 and a refresh rate of 60 Hz eliminates the need to re-map a given resolution to the native resolution, which is common in competitive visual display systems. This also ensures maximum addressability (each pixel generated by the image generator is displayed as exactly one pixel; no more, no less) and avoids artifacts due to re-sampling. Raster/Calligraphic MRPs are proven and used on FAA level D simulators while the Raster MRP has been approved for FAA level C.

About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in almost 100 countries. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company.

About Glass Mountain Optics
Incorporated in 1983, Glass Mountain Optics (GMO) has established a reputation as a leader in large optics design and manufacturing. GMO is located in Austin, Texas, at the heart of the rapidly growing, fast paced high tech region known as Silicon Hills. GMO’s two manufacturing facilities, covering nearly 30,000 square feet, are conveniently located near the University of Texas and major high tech suppliers. Employing engineers, designers and optics manufacturing professionals, GMO continues to apply advanced military and aerospace technologies to emerging industrial, commercial and entertainment applications.
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Els Van Loocke
Marketing Communications Manager
Barco Presentation&Simulation

Telephone +32 56 368667
contact.bps@barco.com

Jay Luis
Director of Marketing Communications (US)
Barco Simulation USA

Telephone +1 937 372.7579
jay.luis@barco.com