International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 11, Issue 11, November 2021 293 ISSN 2250-3153 This publication is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY. http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.11.2021.p11936 www.ijsrp.org User Acceptance Test of Static Flight Simulator Boeing 737-800 of Universiti Kuala Lumpur MIAT Mohd Harridon 1,2 , Mohd Khir Harun 1 , Abdul Aziz Ahmad 1 , Zaiful Hasmi Mohd Hashim 3 , Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris 1 , Baha Rudin Abdul Latif 1 , Muzaffar Wasi Zainal Ariffin 1 , Azizihadi Yaakop 1 , Mohd Jalal Amran 1 , Mohamed Idrus Abd Moin 1 1 Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology 2 Malaysia Civil Defence Force 3 ZRST Aviation Training DOI: 10.29322/IJSRP.11.11.2021.p11936 http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.11.2021.p11936 Abstract- The Static Simulator of Boeing 737-800 that was acquired by Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) had gone through comprehensive testing to ensure its fidelity. The components to be tested were identified through a methodology which dissected the simulator into 2 mainstream fields which were physical and software. The primary gist was to identify components to be tested with the real Boeing 737-800 in mind. In this paper, we had laid out the components that were identified to be tested and at this time of the writing these components were currently being tested. Index Terms- User Acceptance Test, Static Flight Simulator, Boeing 737-800 I. INTRODUCTION oeing had introduced several variants of the Boeing 737 and Boeing had been successful in marketing the aircraft. The New Generations of Boeing 737 are fitted with state-of-the-art avionics and flight system. One of the New Generations of 737 is the Boeing 737-800 and UniKL MIAT had purchased this variant as its Static Simulator. Olason and Norton had indicated that the Boeing 737 is robust in its design in terms of take-off and landing [1]. They stated that the inherent aerodynamic design of the aircraft allows the Boeing 737 to be this robust [1]. Thus our decision to acquire the static simulator of Boeing 737 was validated as the aircraft is widely used and popular among airlines. Harridon elucidated the methodology governing the Factory Acceptance Test of the static simulator and various components were laid to be tested [2]. For this exercise however, we decided to govern our User Acceptance Test based upon the fact that the product is already installed at our venue. The usage of Flight Simulator is highly recommended as it offers future engineers and technicians to fully train themselves in actual maintenance processes of the aircraft since the simulator mimics realistically the scenarios of the real aircraft. According to White and Padfield, the usage of flight simulator allowed individuals to improve their proficiencies and develop and enhance their capabilities within certain period of time [3]. The simulator also gave opportunities to researcher and students to identify problems pertaining to flight or aircraft and gave avenues for them to rectify any predicaments [3]. It is imperative to verify the acquired flight simulator so that any bugs or unwanted anomalies be ironed out before it is finally and officially accepted by UniKL MIAT. Leung and Wong stated that User Acceptance Test (UAT) is a good way to evaluate whether the product that was received is in accordance to the specifications that was laid out during the purchase [4]. They professed that the specifications should be defined in depth in order to avoid any ambiguities [4]. A framework should also be developed for the UAT in order to actuate the UAT in a structured and orderly manner. Harridon indicated that a structured and orderly manner is the proper way of “doing things” as it minimizes the chance of certain entities being left out [5]. Our UAT is structured and this is shown in our methodology as shown in Figure 1. Derivation of our methodology was based also upon the heuristics of our team members that have in combination more than 40 years experiences in the Aviation Field. The important and vital part of a Flight Simulator is the integration of the software and hardware where both of these are needed to be in synchronization with each other. For example, if the N1 and N2 of the engine of the aircraft rise up or down, the throttle quadrant should also physically move in accordance to the quantum of movement of N1 and N2. Baarspul mentioned that it is imperative to do acceptance test upon the hardware and software entities of a product and also to ensure both of them are in tandem with each other [6]. The Static Simulator of UniKL MIAT is physically big with certain dimensions. Thus before the acquisition of the simulator, the team had prepared a customized venue to physically host the simulator. This is vital to ensure the simulator could physically fit into the venue with leverages existed surrounding the simulator to ensure proper ventilation. Without proper ventilation, the physical components of the simulator would be susceptible to wear and tear due to the environment. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Simulation plays an important role as it could simulate certain conditions where thorough analyses could be actuated which mimics real life parameters. For example, Nowacki and Olejniczak had analyzed the exhaust emission of Boeing 737 Max where the primary parameter was the consumption of fuel [7]. This B