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		Link Trainer The Link Trainer, or "pilot maker" was created in the mid-1930s out of the need for a safe way to teach ne...
		Trainer Trainer may refer to: An aircraft used for training pilots A padded sports shoe ("trainer" is used commonly in A...
		Trainer, Pennsylvania Trainer is a borough located in 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 1,901.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/trainer.html (197 words)

	Link Trainer
		Initially the trainer was meant for instruction of visual flight, but in 1934, after a series of tragic accidents while flying the air mail, the Army Air Corps bought six Link trainers to assist in training pilots to fly at night and in bad weather, relying on instruments.
		When the Link was operated, the desk’s automatic tracker traveled across a copy of a 1940’s era flight map on the desk top, inking a dotted line to show the direction the Link was “flying”.
		Due to the shock of the fall, all of the Link’s major valves were wrenched from their settings and severe damage was done to the sensitive telegon transmitter system that activated the airspeed and engine rpm indicators.
	www.starksravings.com /linktrainer/linktrainer.htm (1966 words)

	Link Trainer
		The RAF Link Trainer was used to instruct pilots in blind flying.
		The Link Trainer was thought to be a tool used to pick out potential pilots from those who didn't have and couldn't grasp the coordination needed to fly.
		The cabin of the Link Trainer moved on its base according to the pilot's flight path.
	acam.ednet.ns.ca /trainer.htm (244 words)

	The Link Trainer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Link used it in his flying school but it raised no demands from other schools, although he did sell some of his trainers to amusement parks.
		The importance of the trainers in warfare was evident: it was easier to replace shot down planes than to train pilots.
		An aviation trainer is not resembling a particular type of aircraft, it is used to train pilots of all types of aircraft.
	www.wingsofliberation.nl /linktrainer-uk.html (689 words)

	WWII Link Trainer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1928, Link left his father's organ building business to begin work on a "pilot trainer." Link envisioned a device that would allow pilots to take their early flight training while safely on the ground.
		On the day of the demonstration the weather turned stormy, but Link was able to fly in safely and succeeded in convincing the Army that instrument flight was practical and could be taught in his trainer.
		Link's "Pilot Maker" was later used for instrument flight training for virtually all pilots during World War II.
	www.mapsairmuseum.org /linktrainer.htm (520 words)

	Binghamton Univ. Libraries: The Link Collections
		Link's fortunes followed suit, aided by events in the United States and the world which caused military personnel to recognize the potentials of the Link trainer for teaching instrument flight.
		Link was aided by a team of Navy divers, and the expedition was sponsored jointly by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Geographic Society.
		Link's plans called for the SPID to be anchored on the ocean floor, thus providing a warm, safe environment for the divers who would remain on the bottom until their work was completed.
	library.lib.binghamton.edu /special/findingaids/linkcoll_m3.html (6504 words)

	De Link Trainer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Link kwam op de gedachte om de onderdruktechnieken van deze apparaten te gebruiken voor het maken van een vliegtrainer: vacuumpomp en balgen voor de bewegingen (rollen, stampen en gieren).
		Tevens is deze trainer voorzien van veel instrumenten, zoals kompas, hoogtemeter, snelheidsmeter, stijg en daalsnelheidsmeter, bochtaanwijzer, radiokompas, enz.
		Deze trainer is zeer bruikbaar voor het demonstreren van de beginselen van het vliegen aan het publiek.
	www.wingsofliberation.nl /linktrainer-nl.html (667 words)

	Link Flight Trainer
		Commercial airlines began to use the Link trainer for pilot training, and the US government began purchasing them in 1934, acquiring thousands in preparation for World War II.
		Later versions of the Link trainer were used to train the Apollo astronauts for the moon landing.
		The Link flight trainer located at Roberson center was restored by retired Link employees who had worked on "Blue Boxes," trainers used during World War II by more than 500,000 pilots.
	www.asme.org /history/roster/H210.html (397 words)

	L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training
		Ed Link was just a boy in those early days of aviation when the new and expanding technology captured his imagination.
		The pilot trainer resembled a toy airplane from the outside, with short wooden wings and fuselage mounted on a universal joint.
		The Link name continues to be associated with the latest innovations in flight simulation as we enter our 75th year of business.
	www.link.com /history.html (1992 words)

	Link C-3
		The C-3 Link Trainer was developed by Edwin Link.
		During WWII all military pilots were trained in "Link Trainers." The C-3 looks like a small blue and yellow airplane perched on a fl base.
		These trainers were connected to an operator's station that consisted of a standard office desk with a large compass rose, covered with a sheet of glass on the top.
	www.airvictorymuseum.org /link_c-3.html (346 words)

	L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training - Sites - Binghamton, New York
		Link Simulation & Training's Kirkwood, New York facility -- which is only a few minutes from nearby Binghamton -- is home to simulation programs supporting some of the nation's leading military aircraft.
		Ed Link's invention in 1929 of the Link Trainer -- which affectionately came to be known as the Link Blue Box -- was used to train nearly 500,000 airmen during World War II.
		Even a visionary like Ed Link would be amazed at some of the special programs work currently underway at the Kirkwood plant, which includes supporting the simulation requirements for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Aircrew Training Devices and F-117 Weapons System Trainer programs.
	www.link.com /kirkwood.html (262 words)

	ASME NEWS Online August 2000 -- Link Flight Trainer designated as landmark
		Link applied for a patent on what he called his "pilot maker" on April 14, 1929, and Patent No. 1,825,462 was issued on Sept. 29, 1931.
		Link was himself a licensed pilot who at the time was working in his father's organ building and repair business.
		Link simulators have been used to train Apollo astronauts for the moon landings and for the training of today's space shuttle pilots.
	www.asmenews.org /archives/backissues/aug00/features/link.html (502 words)

	trainer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a very short space of time the Link had to be stripped and moved from the ground floor to allow the room it occupied to be used as a class room and time was of the essence.
		Prior to the groups arrival on a quiet Sunday morning,members of the ATC had split the Link from its base and cut all the cables and removed (and miss filed) a number of parts which are now proving to be in some cases extremely hard to find.
		The Links missing parts are still proving a problem and the group is very much in need of a crab control and various valves.
	home.freeuk.net /rmarg/trainer.htm (312 words)

	Flight Simulation 1929-2029: A Centennial Perspective
		This early historic Link Trainer was of the D-2 type from approximately 1939 and was in a bad state.
		However this P-3 trainer was not like the early Link Trainers as the fuselage was constructed with the aluminium techniques of a real airplane.
		“The Link Trainer consists of a fuselage with wings and empennage, mounted on a universal joint in such a manner as to permit movement in bank and pitch in excess of manoeuvres normally done on instruments.
	home.wanadoo.nl /hjaspers000 (1377 words)

	Binghamton Univ. Libraries: Special Collections - Manuscripts: Edwin Link
		Initially his trainer, although successful, was seen as a toy and relegated to the status of fairground ride.
		With the help of his wife, Marion Clayton Link, whom he had married in 1931, Ed ran a highly successful enterprise, Link Aviation, Inc., throughout World War II and until he sold the company in 1954.
		Link continued actively exploring, tinkering, writing and generally enjoying his many interests until very shortly before his death in 1981.
	library.lib.binghamton.edu /special/link1.html (424 words)

	Air Force Technology - Link Simulation and Training - Military Simulators and Training Systems
		Link Simulation and Training, selected by Frost and Sullivan as the 2003 Market Leader in Military Flight Simulation, has a near 75-year track record in the military training and simulation industry and today continues to support a wide range of advanced aircraft being flown by militaries worldwide.
		Link not only is a leading supplier of military flight simulators, but also a provider of training services ranging from aircrew training systems development to simulation and training research.
		Link also delivers student instruction, develops new courseware, performs logistics services, maintains all training equipment, provides training system management and conducts training system modifications to ensure concurrency with changes made to the aircraft platform.
	www.airforce-technology.com /contractors/training/link/index.html (927 words)

	NEWSPAPERS
		Link praised for effect of Link trainer in World War II.
		Link to be honored for contributions to higher education.
		Link was cleared of any negligence in plane crash.
	www.lib.fit.edu /pubs/linkbib/news.html (1462 words)

	Aerospace Education Center - Permanent Artifacts - Adventura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1928, Edwin C. Link left his father's organ building business to begin work on a "pilot trainer." Link had learned to fly and was thrilled to try his hand in the aviation business.
		On the day of the demonstration the weather turned stormy, but Link arrived safely and succeeded in convincing the Army that instrument flight was practical and could be taught in his trainer.
		The "Pilot Maker/Link Trainer" (SN # 1444) on display at the Aerospace Education Center was donated to the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society by Mr.
	www.aerospaced.org /permart/linkt.html (379 words)

	No. 569: Of Organs and Airplanes
		Link found he could sharpen his responses to the controls without actually flying.
		When he died in 1981, he was as famous for that work as he was for the Link Trainer.
		So the omnivorous nature of inventive minds plays out in the wondrous course of Link's fascinations -- from organs to airplanes and finally to means for living in the ocean deeps.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi569.htm (434 words)

	Flight-History.com - Your Online Aviation Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Forerunner to the present day flight simulator, the Link Trainer was the brainchild of Edwin Albert Link, who patented his cockpit-like wooden contraption in 1929.
		Link, who worked at his father's organ and piano factory in New York, had the idea to use organ bellows to induce and control motion that simulated an aircraft in flight.
		Faced with a shortage of trainer aircraft, the RCAF placed an initial order for 200 Link Trainers to meet the heavy demand of the BCATP.
	www.flight-history.com /arch/showstory.php?contentID=39 (226 words)

	Link Trainer
		With his organ bulding experience,he designed the trainer using suction through fabric bellows to cause motion in pitch and roll.
		In 1934, after a series of tragic accidents while flying the air mail, the Army Air Corps bought six Link trainers to assist in training pilots to fly at night and in bad weather relying on instruments.
		The trainers were realistic enough that a humorous but unlikely story circulated that one student, told by his instructor that he had run out of fuel on a night flight, broke his ankle when he leaped from the trainer as though parachuting to safety.
	www.geocities.com /dgraves549/link.htm (633 words)

	Air Force Technology - Link Simulation & Training Wins Contract to Support F/A-18 Training Devices
		'Link has a long history in supporting the Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 training community and is very proud to have been chosen for this competitive award,' said David Williams, vice president of services programs for Link Simulation and Training.
		Link, the incumbent on this contractor operations and maintenance program for the past five years, will continue to provide support services for F/A-18 pilot training assets that include five weapons tactics trainers, eight tactical operational flight trainers, six operational flight trainers and three part task trainers.
		Link's full range of services include conducting front end analysis, program design, course development and production, interactive distance learning, simulator design and production, training implementation, training evaluation, training management and field operations and maintenance support.
	www.airforce-technology.com /contractors/training/link/press4.html (550 words)

	F-16.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It calls for Link to deliver one full mission trainer, two squadron level trainers, two egress procedures trainers, instructor operator stations, computational systems and a visual system database.
		This high fidelity trainer will be used to reinforce a full range of pilot warfighting skills, including low-level flight, formation exercises, air refueling, takeoffs and landings and emergency procedures.
		The F-16 Squadron Level Trainers, which also will be integrated with SimuView and a three-panel SimuSphere visual display, will be used to support extensive procedural training to allow pilots to hone their aircraft systems operational skills and practice basic flight maneuvers.
	www.f-16.net /print.php?sid=1132 (424 words)

	Power Link Swing trainer
		The Power Link will increase strength and flexibility in all of the muscle groups used in the golf swing and you will get full benefit by using the Power Link for only three to five minutes a day.
		The great thing about the Power Link is the fact that you can use it away from the golf course and get the same results.
		The Power Link is the only swing/ training aid that strengthens the golf swing through resistance training.
	www.outabounds.com /products/power-link.htm (231 words)

	Link Foundation
		To foster advanced level study in simulation and training research; to enhance and expand the theoretical and practical knowledge of how to train the operators and users of complex systems and how to simulate the real-world environments in which they function; and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars, and publications.
		This award includes a stipend of $21,500; $2,500 is available for expenses associated with the research; the remaining $1,000 is to help defray publication costs of the student's research results and/or to support the fellow's attendance at technical meetings.
		Link in 1929, was the first successful flight simulator and truly a pioneer engineering effort that started a whole new field of endeavor.
	www.ist.ucf.edu /link_foundation.htm (1026 words)

	Edwin A. link, Jr.
		Later, in reflecting on the flying instruction he received, he concluded that the quality of instruction could be improved and costs reduced by the use of simulators on the ground.
		From the initial simple pilot trainer designed to simulate the rudiments of airplane flight, the ubiquitous World War II "blue box" instrument trainer evolved to be followed by ever more complex simulators which now provide such a high degree of fidelity.
		As a result of Edwin Link’s vision and inventiveness, an inestimable number of lives worldwide have been saved which otherwise might have been lost in training flights.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/link.htm (374 words)

	Beginnings of Flight Simulation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Edwin (Ed) Link was the father of flight simulation and the use of flight simulators to train pilots.
		Link's father operated an organ factory in Binghamton, New York, and Ed liked to tinker in the basement.
		The bellows allowed the trainer to move in response to the pilot trainee's movement of the controls.
	www.coe.uh.edu /visualville/linkhist.htm (341 words)

	Gold Coast Railroad Museum - Locomotives - ES & G, Link Train
		Link is best known for inventing the Link Trainer, an on-the-ground flight simulator used in World War II to train military and civilian pilots.
		Link Trainers were also used at War Bond Drives.
		Link died, his foundation donated the Link Train and part of the present track to the Museum.
	www.goldcoast-railroad.org /link.htm (221 words)

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