The Link Trainer #ww2 #ww2history #link #trainer #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

27K views · 973 reactions | The Link Trainer was the world’s first production flight simulator. In 1929, the inventor, Ed Link, used his knowledge of pipes and valves from his father’s organ company to build a tool to teach over 500,000 pilots how to fly on instruments. This tool was a key contributor to allied pilot’s success in WWII. | Avgeekery.com | Facebook

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During WWII, every pilot learned to "simulate," instrument flight in this equitment. The pilot was closed up in the darkness of the Link Trainer and, as the instructor manipulated the controls on the desk outside the trainer, the pilot would learn to ' fly ' by the lighted up instruments. The ' spider ' would create a graph based on the pilots maneuvers so the pilot and instructor could evaluate the day's lesson. Edwin Link, the creator of the Link Trainer, developed a passion for flying in his

Trainer, Sportdirektor und Vorstandsmitglied in Personalunion – so führte Felix Magath den VfL Wolfsburg 2009 sensationell zur Deutschen Meisterschaft. Mit voller Kontrolle über Transfers, Taktik und Trainingsmethoden prägte er die wohl erfolgreichste Phase der Vereinsgeschichte. Im Legenden-Podcast „Wie war das damals?“ erinnert er sich an die Meister-Ära. ⚽ Beim Comeback war er nicht weniger engagiert: In seiner zweiten Amtszeit ab 2011 übernahm er zusätzlich die Geschäftsführung – als Trainer