During WWII, every pilot learned to "simulate," instrument flight in this equitment. The pilot was closed up in the darkness of the Link Trainer and, as the instructor manipulated the controls on the desk outside the trainer, the pilot would learn to ' fly ' by the lighted up instruments. The ' spider ' would create a graph based on the pilots maneuvers so the pilot and instructor could evaluate the day's lesson. Edwin Link, the creator of the Link Trainer, developed a passion for flying in his
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Designed by Binghamton, NY engineer Edwin Link in 1929, the Link Flight Trainer was the first commercially available flight simulator. The Link Trainer at the Museum of Science & Technology - MOST in downtown Syracuse was restored by Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science. | Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
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The Link Trainer was the world’s first production flight simulator. In 1929, the inventor, Ed Link, used his knowledge of pipes and valves from his father’s organ company to build a tool to teach over 500,000 pilots how to fly on instruments. This tool was a key contributor to allied pilot’s success in WWII. | Avgeekery.com
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During WWII the Link Trainer, known to some as the Blue Box, trained over 500,000 Allied pilots. Edwin Link invented the simulator in 1929 to teach instrument flying safely on the ground using pneumatics. Over 10,000 units were built for Allied forces—Link Co. now owned by L3.👀
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