The system allows to practice, among others, mission-specific alteration of the cargo hold, load preparation, loading and unloading, in-flight and ground procedures

Rheinmetall and Airbus have transferred an A400M cargo hold simulator to the 62nd Air Transport Squadron (LTG 62) at Wunstorf in Lower Saxony (Germany). The new Cargo Hold Part Task Trainer (CPTT) complements other simulators and training systems already delivered to the German Air Force’s A400M Training Centre. In Wunstorf, among other things, cargo hold crews already train on the advanced Cargo Hold Trainer Enhanced (CHT-E).

Being a replica of an A400M cargo hold, the A400M CPTT enables cargo crewmembers, paratroopers and ground personnel to train in a very realistic environment. Indeed, it allows the practice of several scenarios in safety, such as mission-specific alteration of the cargo hold, load preparation, loading and unloading, in-flight and ground procedures, and cooperation among crewmembers. The system is also suitable for every type of training. In addition, the CPTT enables users to evaluate, test and qualify procedures and configurations for new load types.

Airbus and Rheinmetall, in February 2021, agreed to supply two CPTT training simulators to the German Wunstorf and Altenstadt bases. The order was worth a figure in the lower-two-digit million-euro range. The companies delivered the first training simulator to the Altenstadt Air Movement Training Center at the end of 2022.

Cargo personnel and paratroopers have been successfully training on the system ever since. The transfer of the second Rheinmetall simulator brings this elaborate project to a successful close.

Besides the CPTT, Rheinmetall has supplied various A400M user nations around the globe with other cargo training devices, such as the Load Master Work Station Trainer/LMWST and the CHT-E. With the transfer of the CPTT to LTG 62, a total of ten highly realistic A400M simulator systems from Rheinmetall are now assuring a high standard of training and instruction in the A400M cargo domain.