Ahhhhhhh!! the Link trainer
The Link was one of the first 'simulators' available for instrument training. The operating part was a crude plywood box containing a single engined cockpit with basic controls and instrumentation - the exterior was 'enhanced' with a miniature fin and tailplane. It was mounted on a three axis motion base, pneumatically powered and its gyrations were translated into a two axis output for a 'crab' mechanical plotter to trace the route flown. It (of course) had no visual but served as an introduction to 'under the hood' flying. Have spent an hour or three in various installations but its greatest period of attraction for me was in Aden where it was in the only air conditioned building on the base
This leads to a question to test your 'anorak' status .....
What was the Link motion system derived from???......
No prizes by the way
