Early Mechanical Flight Simulator (1927)

A cadet strapped into a rudimentary, mechanical multi-axis flight simulator mounted on a rolling frame. — Early Mechanical Flight Simulator (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A fascinating, highly rare look at early 1920s aviation training. Donald A. Hall Sr. photographed this rudimentary, mechanical multi-axis flight simulator, designed to safely train Army Air Corps cadets on the disorienting physical sensations of banking and maneuvering an aircraft.