Whither The T-2?

John Carrier wrote:
Well, they'll be moving them out of the building shortly. For a full motion
setup, you'll need roughly 30x40 footprint with 20 foot ceilings. OBTW, the
computers are early 70's DEC technology. While the console operation is
straightforward, working with the hardware requires some knowledge of octal
IIRC.

You could run it without the motion, I imagine.

Any insider info on how to try and get one (not for the home...for a
University)?


You're right, the A-4 final update (stand-alone vice 4 to a deck) would fit
in a garage. A much more user friendly system as well, both for the techies
and the operator.

If you can live without motion, we have a couple that are mounted in
standard sized truck trailers. (A retrofit of Kingsville's hardware when
they needed to remove T-2 sims to accommodate T-45 domed sims.) Ownership
and administration come under NAVAIR and NTTC Orlando IIRC.

R / John

"nafod40" wrote in message
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John Carrier wrote:
Well, they'll be moving them out of the building shortly. For a full
motion
setup, you'll need roughly 30x40 footprint with 20 foot ceilings. OBTW,
the
computers are early 70's DEC technology. While the console operation is
straightforward, working with the hardware requires some knowledge of
octal
IIRC.

You could run it without the motion, I imagine.

Any insider info on how to try and get one (not for the home...for a
University)?


You're right, the A-4 final update (stand-alone vice 4 to a deck) would
fit
in a garage. A much more user friendly system as well, both for the
techies
and the operator.

John,

I agree.

I seem to remember a physiology type telling me that the eyes provide 80-90%
of the body's motion and balance cues, so a dramatic visual is typically
adequate. Motion is just icing on the cake.

If the domed sims in Lemoore are any indication, then I can personally vouch
for that.

--Woody

On 6/16/04 6:52 AM, in article , "John
Carrier" wrote:

If you can live without motion, we have a couple that are mounted in
standard sized truck trailers. (A retrofit of Kingsville's hardware when
they needed to remove T-2 sims to accommodate T-45 domed sims.) Ownership
and administration come under NAVAIR and NTTC Orlando IIRC.

R / John

"nafod40" wrote in message
...
John Carrier wrote:
Well, they'll be moving them out of the building shortly. For a full
motion
setup, you'll need roughly 30x40 footprint with 20 foot ceilings. OBTW,
the
computers are early 70's DEC technology. While the console operation is
straightforward, working with the hardware requires some knowledge of
octal
IIRC.

You could run it without the motion, I imagine.

Any insider info on how to try and get one (not for the home...for a
University)?


You're right, the A-4 final update (stand-alone vice 4 to a deck) would
fit
in a garage. A much more user friendly system as well, both for the
techies
and the operator.

Hey Dud, your right, some things you never forget, especially when you are
havin fun!!
Tom at Pax

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Sounds good Jake!

Yep TPS will hang on to the old gal as long as they can. We even have one
at VX-20 to chase the NP-2000 (that is an E-2 with the new 8 bladed props).
That thing sounds like a mosquito on steroids!

I understand that either 10 or 86 will get some T-6A's to get the 'FOs some
glass cockpit time. We have one at Pax and it is sweet!

Tom
"Jake Donovan" wrote in message
news:OW_yc.6403$qg.4279@lakeread06...
Hey Tom, LTNS

My understanding is they are going to keep a couple of T2s at PAX for
undetermined time as we really don't have a platform that can take it's
place for OFC.

VT 86 in Pensacola is going to take delivery of a handful of T2's to
augment
their stable of Buckeys for NFO training.

Next time I am in your neighborhood, I'll stop by.

Jake


"w4okw" wrote in message
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We still have a few here at Pax River for the Test Pilot School boys to
beat
up!

Gerry "Spinmeister" Gallagher still spends more time in OCF than the
rest
of
the kids have in their logbooks!

Tom Clarke
Pax Herk Driver
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"Mike Kanze" wrote in message
news
Curiosity question:

What is happening to all the T-2s phased out of service?

Davis- Monthan? (Somehow "War Reserve" just doesn't sound right for
the
Mississippi MiG.)
Foreign sales?
Civilian sales?
Smelter?
Artificial reef?

I assume several have / will become gate guards.

--
Mike Kanze

"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to
fill
the world with fools."

- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)

"w4okw" wrote in message
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Hey Dud, your right, some things you never forget, especially when you
are
havin fun!!
Tom at Pax

I hope TPS manages to hang on to a few. That OCF program was one of the
best in the Navy. Hell....it was one of the best in the SERVICES for
that matter!! :-) A lot of guys are alive today, and birds were
recovered that might not have been recovered were it not for that OCF
program.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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