Link Trainern.
/ˈlɪŋk ˈtreɪnə/ A flight simulator on which pilots are trained. Also elliptical as Link.
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1937 Flight 28 Oct. 416/2 Practice with a Link Trainer invariably results in a light touch upon the controls of a real aircraft whether flying blind or not.
1939 War Illustr. 4 Nov. 243 An ingenious apparatus used in the training of R.A.F. pilots is the Link Trainer.
1940 Flight 26 Dec. 548/2 After Link Trainer work, dual instruction in the air in turns, landings and spins, and ground instruction in parachutes, the pupil goes on his first solo.
1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 18 Apr. 3 The lessons you learned on the Link Won't help you evade a Gremlin.
1943 R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 36 Link Trainer Instructor...Group I.
1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 41 Here's a nice little Link Trainer exercise.
1952 New Biol. 13 51 In some respects this apparatus resembled the Link Trainer, but for a number of reasons it was constructed so that, unlike the Link, it remained stationary.
1960 C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane 299 Link Trainer, a synthetic training device, comprising a hooded cockpit, for training in instrument flying, radio aids, etc.
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