The term Link Trainer, also known as the "Blue box" and "Pilot Trainer" [1] is commonly used to refer to a series of flight simulators produced between the early 1930s and early 1950s by Link Aviation Devices, founded and headed by Ed Link, based on technology he pioneered in 1929 at his family's business in Binghamton, New York.

The Link Trainer, also known as the Blue Box and Pilot Trainer was a flight simulator produced between the early 1930's based on technology pioneered in 1929 by Edwin Albert Link. These simulators became famous during World War II, when they were used as a key pilot training aid by almost every combatant nation.

2018年8月21日 · The Link Trainer, aka Blue Box or Pilot Trainer, was the world’s first commercially built flight simulator. It was designed and built by Edin Albert Link in the 1930s and was based on ...

Link Trainer is a significant contributor to the development of aviation. The Link Trainer provided a means to train pilots in realistic conditions without sacrificing their safety. Prior to the invention of the Link Trainer, a pilot learned how to fly by instruction from another pilot.

Although Army Air Forces aviation cadets flew various trainer aircraft, virtually all took blind-flying instruction in a Link. Movement of the trainer is accomplished by vacuum operated bellows, controlled by valves connected to the control wheel (or stick) and rudder pedals.

2013年4月14日 · Edwin Link poses in the cockpit of a Link ANT-18 during the height of World War II, c. 1943. The Origin of the Link Trainer. Today in aviation history, on April 14, 1929, Edwin A. Link filed his patent application for his first Link Trainer, which he called the “Pilot Maker”.

2024年10月7日 · The Link Flight Trainer's ability to provide realistic blind flying training, even simulating headwinds and bumpy weather with tactile feedback for the pilot in the cockpit, proved to be a major selling point for the device.

The term Link Trainer, also known as the ‘Blue box’ and ‘Pilot Trainer' is commonly used to refer to a series of flight simulators produced between the early 1930s and early 1950s by Link Aviation Devices, founded and headed by Ed Link, based on technology he pioneered in 1929 at his family's business in Binghamton, New York.

Link got the idea to shorten the expensive flying lessons by learning rudimentary piloting skills using a ground aviation trainer. Drawing from his expertise in air-driven pianos and pipe organs, Link used organ parts and compressed air to build the first flight simulator.

The Link Trainer was the first true flight simulator. While ground-based flight simulation existed before it, the Link was a significant step forward and safety trained thousands of pilots in instrument navigation.