"The group could construct the simulator system in 8 months and all equipment used in the system are fully home-grown," Head of the research team Afshin Sadeqi Chigani said on Monday.
Noting that the system will be unveiled early February, he said given the high costs of sending pilots to foreign countries to undergo preliminary trainings for flying Boeing 737, such a system was built by the Iranian experts to save currency.
Iranian experts have made huge progress in designing and developing various types of military simulators in recent years. Simulators help cadets receive better training and test their piloting and shooting skills in various weather conditions.
A home-made simulator for Mig-29 fighter jets was launched at Tehran's International Mehrabad Airport in 2015 in the presence of senior Air Force commanders.
At the ceremony, Iranian Air Force Lieutenant Commander General Mohammad Bakhshandeh appreciated the country's experts for building and overhauling different simulators.
"Thanks God, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Air Force has reached self-sufficiency and self-reliance in this sector (building simulators) and this has improved pilot training programs," he said.
He expressed the hope that using the existing simulators the Air Force's operational power would increase every day.
**PHOTO FROM ARCHIVE
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