Originally Posted by
rwanttaja
WWII Link Trainers are completely different from the GAT-1. The WWII link (ANT-18) is an analog computer working in vacuum instead of electricity. There's an "altitude" tank that has air drawn out when the plane climbs, there's a manifold that "stores" your airspeed, which gets bled off or added to by throttle position, valves hooked to the aircraft pitch, etc. Yes, there's lots of electronics, but it's mostly to aid monitoring the aircraft status.
Led a team of CAP cadets, restoring one, almost 50 years ago. Great fun.
Ron Wanttaja