C-3 Link Trainer
American flight simulator used for pilot training. Invented in 1929 and extensively used in World War II to train the tens of thousands of pilots needed for the war.
The miniature airplane is often seen on display, but the external instructor's desk is not seen as often. The trainee used instruments inside the miniature airplane to guide a simulated blind flight. The Automatic Recorder, a motorized ink marker known as the "crab," plotted the trainee's track on a map on the instructor's desk.
At the Air Force Armament Museum, which is dedicated to the display of US Air Force armament. The Museum is adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
C-3 Link Trainer
American flight simulator used for pilot training. Invented in 1929 and extensively used in World War II to train the tens of thousands of pilots needed for the war.
The miniature airplane is often seen on display, but the external instructor's desk is not seen as often. The trainee used instruments inside the miniature airplane to guide a simulated blind flight. The Automatic Recorder, a motorized ink marker known as the "crab," plotted the trainee's track on a map on the instructor's desk.
At the Air Force Armament Museum, which is dedicated to the display of US Air Force armament. The Museum is adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.