image that says 'link trainer'. image of the Link Trainer simulator
You're looking at a real flight simulator called a Link Trainer. It was built around 1943 and has been fully restored at our facilities.

During World War II, over half a million pilots were trained in simulators like this one. They practiced instrument flight: flying without being able to see the ground. Pilots relied on a few simple instruments to keep track of the plane's location. Making a mistake would have been dangerous in an airplane but was safe in a simulator.

Click on the Link Trainer below to learn about the modern simulators at our division of NASA/Ames, the Aviation Systems Division.
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For additional information, please contact...

Flight Simulation Laboratories
Attn: Tom Alderete, Chief
Simulation Planning Office
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000		 Flight Simulation Laboratories
Attn: Barry Sullivan, Chief
Aerospace Simulation Operations
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
or: or:
email at Thomas.S.Alderete@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-3271
Fax: 650-604-3952		 email at Barry.T.Sullivan@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-6756
Fax: 650-604-3952

This page is maintained by Bob Shipley and modified by Kathleen Starmer.

Site was updated: December 9, 2002