I don't understand your question? What's in it for Lockheed Martin?

Of course, LM purchased rights to an already existing platform and went from there. Probably a lot different from having to start from scratch.........

I don't understand your question? What's in it for Lockheed Martin?

 

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The agreement provides Lockheed Martin with access to the ESP technology portfolio enabling the company to build cost-effective simulation solutions for customized training for its worldwide customers. Lockheed Martin’s software development teams will extend the current capabilities of ESP to enable a whole new suite of innovative ESP-based solutions that will evolve beyond flight training to include ground and civil agency applications.

 

“The training needs of our military and civil government customers continue to expand,” said Chester Kennedy, vice president of Engineering at Lockheed Martin’s Simulation, Training & Support business unit. “Seeking out and developing new innovative solutions such as this one based on the proven Microsoft ESP technology allows Lockheed Martin to provide our customers with new and tailored training systems more quickly and cost efficiently.”

 

“Solutions built on Microsoft ESP can engage users in immersive experiences with very realistic environments, making them ideal tools for training, evaluating and preparing personnel for optimal performance in the real world,” said Chris Cortez, general manager of Strategic Programs at Microsoft and a retired Marine Corps major general. “ESP models the entire world and will allow Lockheed Martin’s developers to easily add their own content, objects, scenery, simulation functionality and scenarios to create custom training solutions.”

 

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/nov09/11-30warfightertrainingpr.aspx

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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/nov09/11-30warfightertrainingpr.aspx

 

Exactly, so why wouldn't there be something for Boeing in that market as well? If the market is interesting enough for LM, it could be interesting enough for Boeing.

 

Boeing has their own simulator platform, so they have the base tech to expand into new markets if theywanted to.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCaax8XdEhc

Exactly, so why wouldn't there be something for Boeing in that market as well? If the market is interesting enough for LM, it could be interesting enough for Boeing.

 

It's horses for courses. You might ask if the market is interesting enough for LM, it could be interesting enough for Microsoft - but it clearly wasn't.

 

 One of Lockheed Martin's core business activities is training for the army, navy and air force. That isn't one of Microsoft's or Boeing's. Boeing concentrates its training effort on airlines and has all the simulators it needs.

It's horses for courses. You might ask if the market is interesting enough for LM, it could be interesting enough for Microsoft - but it clearly wasn't.

 

 One of Lockheed Martin's core business activities is training for the army, navy and air force. That isn't one of Microsoft's or Boeing's. Boeing concentrates its training effort on airlines and has all the simulators it needs.

 

That's news to me. Almost half of Boeing's income is from it's Defence division, and it's regarded the second largest Defence contractor in the world, so again I fail to see your logic. If LM find the marked interesting why wouldn't Boeing? It is if nothing a good marketing and branding tool towards aviation enthusiasts all over the world.

That's news to me. Almost half of Boeing's income is from it's Defence division, and it's regarded the second largest Defence contractor in the world, so again I fail to see your logic. If LM find the marked interesting why wouldn't Boeing? It is if nothing a good marketing and branding tool towards aviation enthusiasts all over the world.

 

 Over 70% of Lockheed Martin's income comes from is and it's the largest defence contractor in the world so I don't see your logic either.  

 

Boeing presumably has the simulators it needs for its business and see no merit in developing another for flight simulation enthusiasts otherwise it would..

 

Also its marketing department could find much better target to spend its budget on than developing a  flight simulator for aviation enthusiasts.

That's news to me. Almost half of Boeing's income is from it's Defence division, and it's regarded the second largest Defence contractor in the world, so again I fail to see your logic. If LM find the marked interesting why wouldn't Boeing? It is if nothing a good marketing and branding tool towards aviation enthusiasts all over the world.

 

Boeing's got way too much on their plate to invest time and money in developing a flight simulator for the Consumer Market... they have things like the 787 to worry about.

 

 

 

The hobby has become so technical that there is no longer a real point of entry for rank beginners with a casual interest that might be encouraged to grow.

 

AeroFlyFS is quite simple; you don't even need to start an aengine. However it captures the feeling of flight very well. So I believe it's a good point of entry for beginners.

 

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