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Show Blue Box Simple Forerunner Contract OKd To Todays Aircraft Simulator A contract KAYSVILLE n has been awarded to for the construction of a debris basin below Webb CanSkwes-Hamilto- HILL AFB Ed Link has flown high and last for 50 years and never left the ground. He did it all in his "Blue Box" the. first aircraft trainer designed in 1929. forerunner of todays highly complex digital simulators managed at the Ogden Air yon. The previous low bidder withdrew his bid requiring the city to award the contract to another Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, The basin is primarily a debris basin but will also be a deten ML Links Dh Blue Box had its beginin the basement of his fa- ning ther's piano and organ company in Binghamton. N.Y. When he began, flight lessons in the 20's, flying was considered a dashing and daring hobby, one limited to daytime hours. And. it was expensive. $50 for an hour of loops and spins without being Jf John's jewelry SALE AftSRSUAL able to touch the controls. But Link learned and enjoyed it enough to eventually leave his fathers factory and devote full time to flying. He envisioned a future with pilots flying by instruments and not being restricted by weather conditions. Link had difficulty selling his early models, which usually went to amusement parks, minus the controls. Patrons loved the 25 cent ride that felt like flying. Two key events occurred in 1931 which gave Link's ellorts a needed boost. First, the Navy purchased a trainer for their pilots: and second. Link married a journalist. Marian Clayton. She OF ESTATE JEWELRY, ANTIQUES ANTIQUE REPRODUCTIONS organized his material and thoughts into the first manuals written on how to fly. The aviation trainer really "got off the ground" when the Army started flying the U.S. Mail. In 1934 on a foggy day-n- ot fit for flying-Li- nk piloted his personal plane to a meeting with the U.S. Army Air Corps to discuss problems they were hav- the Blue Box, a restored model of early aviation trainer or flight simulator designed in the late 1920s is Harry Thiros, logistics specialist at Hill Air Force Base. TAKING HIS TURN piloting The U.S. Air Force saw a bright future for air crew training devices as many years of manpower and money shortages led to their wide use and proved that trainers were efficient, economical and could be used in place of operational equipment. ing flying the mail in bad weather. He explained he had learned instrument flying in his Blue Box. The Army was impressed and bought six of his trainers: and so on June 23. 1934. a new multimillion dollar industry was A new systems program office born. World War II brought orders for about 10.000 of the Blue Box pilot trainers, and an estimated million military pilots look some of their first flights rooted to the ground. Thy phrase Link time became common among. military, pilots. The trainers were so that it is alleged that during a practice mission, out of fuel one student--ncarl- y ed over rugged terrain at from the trainer and broke his ankle on the floor three feet below. . one-ha- lf , . ic nerve-rackin- g night-leap- for training devices was created n by the Air Force at Wright-Pat-terso- AFB, Ohio, in May 1973. and a training Devices Program Management Division at Hill ' AFB in November 1978. After getting organized., the division felt it needed its own trainer. A logistics manager. was appointed Thiros. Harry and many enthusiastic volunteers responded. After numerous hours spent calling and writing, 8 an instrumentation trainer was found at a Civil Air Patrol field in Oregon City. Ore.. This was an earlv Link trainer with several parts missing and badly needing repair. The trainer was carefully packaged and shipped to the Ogden Air Logistics Center, where it was determined that restoration would require total renovation. The fuselage had many holes, the fabric and bellows at the base were rotten. and corrosion abounded. New parts had to be found for repair. The logistics manager and volunteers again sent out a call for help and searched every available lead. Finally, the various parts were found all over the country, Volunteers used breaks and lunch periods to make repairs on their trainer nicknamed, appropriately, the Blue Box. The Blue Box is presently located in Bldg. 1209. Since its restoration. the Blue Box has been "piloted" by many VIPs, including Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier. AN-T-1- Trash Pickup Earlier Now In Clearfield Some Sale Samples WATCHES DIAMONDS 800.00 1600.00 .43 Marquis. SI .83 Marquis. 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The city also announces annu al spring clean-u- p days will be will pick Crews 30. 23 and April up material from north of 200 South on April 23. Those living south of 200 South will be serviced on April 30. Sells Quickly. The culverts were the first priority with the basin second, he said. Water is seeping into basements throughout town, said Thacker. plete. Management. ' tion and a catch basin, said City Administrator John Thacker. contractor. According to the city council, construction on the debris basin began last week and should lake approximately 60 days to com- Devices Program Management Di ision. Directorate of Material fcal-ist- 5C for Webb Canyon Basin Logistics Center by the Training . 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