Silloth Trainers / Edmunds Trainers
Re: Silloth ... I think Cliffnemo posted a photo of a Silloth trainer a while back, but the following is a resumee:
The Silloth Trainer was designed for the training of all members of the crew, and was primarily a type familiarization trainer for learning drills and the handling of malfunctions. As well as the basic flying behaviour, all engine, electric and hydraulic systems were simulated.
An instructor's panel was provided to enable monitoring of the crew and malfunction insertion. All computation was pneumatic, as in the Link Trainer.
Silloth trainers were manufactured for 2 and 4 engined aircraft throughout the war; in mid-1945, 14 of these trainers were in existence or on order.
Towards the end of the war a Wellington simulator was developed at RAF St. Athan, using contoured cams to generate the characteristics of the aircraft's flight and engines. This machine, however, did not supplant the Silloth Trainer, as all activity on these ceased at the end of the war.
A Brief History of Aircraft Flight Simulation ( Flight Training ).
Re: Edmunds Trainer ... No luck with finding any information on this, although RAF Long Newnton (Wiltshire) had a "Link Trainer and Edmunds Trainer Building". (Great minds Chugalug) I will ask the question on another forum to see if they can throw light on the subject
Still loving this thread .... learning more and more each day .... thanks to everyone involved
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