Raytheon Commercial Hawker 800XP Project Title: Hawker 800XP Flight Simulator Project Customer: Raytheon

Raytheon Hawker 800XP Commercial Aircraft

Hawker 800XP Simulator

Project Overview: The Hawker 800XP program required a cockpit assembly for a Level C Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for a Raytheon Hawker 800/800XP business jet.  ACME designed, fabricated, and tested the entire new cockpit trainer assembly. The cockpit assembly included avionic displays, primary and secondary flight controls, a supporting base frame, instrumentation and cabling, control loading system, and the signal I/O system.

ACME Services Used: Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Site Analysis Consulting.

Project Details: The cockpit assembly was a major component of the FAA level C qualified FFS.  As designed, the cockpit assembly dropped into the motion system base frame between the Instructor Operator Station enclosure and Visual Display System. 

To design and build the assembly, ACME:

    - Developed the fiberglass cockpit shell

    - Created the instrument panel, and the side, center,  and overhead consoles

    - Developed the primary flight control linkage system and connected the flight controls to the Fokker control loading system

    - Devised the force-feel systems for the 17 secondary control systems, including throttle cables, flight control trim, tow brakes,       thrust reversers, and more

    - Managed acquisition, cabling, and integration of the simulated flight instruments

    - Developed, cabled, and integrated the cockpit panels

    - Created the comprehensive electrical cabling from the cockpit to the VMIC based signal input/output system

The development of the Hawker cockpit assembly spanned the scope of typical trainer development.   The ACME effort began with a systems engineering analysis to ensure the new cockpit would seamlessly integrate with the other trainer components.  Development continued through hardware and software design and development, and concluded with testing and documentation.  Additional engineering design support for reliability, maintainability, human factors, parts standardization, and logistics was applied concurrently with the design development.

A stand-out program achievement was the development of the baseline cockpit structure without the benefit of an aircraft manufacturer’s data package. ACME modeled an actual aircraft in three dimensions and eliminated a requirement for costly manufacturer data packages with extremely long lead times.  ACME precisely measured an aircraft, developed and then verified sophisticated models, then built and delivered the cockpit assembly, all within a short 11-month schedule.    The rapid delivery included an ACME-developed comprehensive data package, including maintenance drawings, operating manuals, and test documents.

Delivery Date: January, 2001

Customer Comments: N/A

Raytheon Hawker 800XP Cockpit

Raytheon Hawker 800XP Cockpit