In his presentation, Teso explained that he experimented on used FMS hardware he bought from eBay and FMS training simulation software that was advertised as containing some or all of the same code as the systems in real planes.

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The new Airbus A400M simulator is designed and built by Thales Training and Simulation in Crawley.

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Two other real-world, professional demos include a 3D training and simulation app that trains welders, and a practice and assessment application, created by a facial reconstruction doctor, which uses the 3D app to prepare for highly complex, intricate surgeries he plans to perform.

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Such technology had been perfected for the research community, and some organizations felt that in-flight simulation could be used for training.

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This table tennis simulation was originally meant to be a training project for a new engineer at Atari.

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Lovelle - the name of the fictional town in the simulation - was a replication of a town in France where the training exercise had been carried out in real life, said Col Law.

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