Simulators were essential to the success of the space program, and today are commonplace for the training of new commercial and military pilots.
For non-pilots, they have inspired a successful genre of video games. The Antoinette Barrel, while a short-lived curiosity, was an early demonstration that with the increasing demand of powered flight, it was equally important to focus on human safety in addition to technical design. Progettare e gestire ambienti complessi di apprendimento. Il caso Enav Academy: Progettare e gestire ambienti complessi di apprendimento. Il caso Enav Academy. The Dreamy Dodo, Aviation Rapture. Hancock, Peter; Vincenzi, Dennis A.
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These upgraded trainers would ultimately lead to the development of the first jet bomber simulators in the s. Each Link Trainer was mounted to a base that allowed the main body often in the shape of miniature aircraft to turn, tilt and even 'bounce' under the direction of a nearby instructor.
The instructor, who sat at a desk adjacent to the trainer, was able to control the simulator to create situations like extreme 'turbulence' and other simulated instrument flight conditions. The same instructor also transmitted radio signals into the pilot's earphones. To maximize trainee immersion each trainer came with an opaque canopy to focus their attention on their instruments. Each trainee pilot was put through a series of scenarios whilst strapped into the trainer. The pilot "flew" the Link Trainer through various turns, climbs, and descents, and the link's "course" was traced in red ink by the remote "bug" on a map on the table.
This hard-copy record of their performance was then studied by the instructor and trainee who could visually see a plotted red-line course of their last exercise. This proved to be a very useful way of identifying their competencies and areas in need of improvement.
It should be noted that each Link Trainer lacked air conditioning. Although not necessarily a problem in cooler climates, in hot U. States, like Texas, they got pretty hot insid e.
Many a young trainee almost 'crashed and burned' - not from lack of flying skills, but from the heat! The Link Trainer's simulated movement was created using a series of vacuum operated bellows in the base. These were controlled by a series of valves that were, in turn, connected to the simulators control wheel or stick and rudder pedals in the 'cockpit'.
By using their instruments and radio signals received from the instructor, each trainee was required to fly through a navigational course that was being plotted as we have seen. Slipstream simulators gave the controls the feeling of air passing over control surfaces, and a rough air generator added additional realism during the 'flight'. Between the s and s Erwin developed a few models of the Link Trainer. These were sold to various nations between and the late s.
Each new iteration of the flight simulator incorporated the latest developments in flight instrumentation and flight dynamics of aircraft of the times. Despite this, they all retained the basic electrical and pneumatic design fundamentals pioneered in the first Link. The two main variants included This one is characterized by its tendency to have a bright blue fuselage and yellow wing and tail sections. This model could rotate through 3-axes, had excellent flight instrumentation simulation and could simulate extreme conditions like a pre-stall buffet, over-speed of undercarriage and spinning.
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