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DIY analog flight simulator (imgur.com)
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[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Me: oh cool, can it do yaw?

Dude: does pitch and roll, then rotates the whole board in yaw

Lol

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

It's more of a puppet than a simulator?

[-] peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago

https://fortworthaviationmuseum.com/flight-simulator/

I found a picture of a similar device. No idea if it's a photo op or was really used like the picture suggest.

[-] peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago

I could be entirely wrong about this, as it's a dim memory, but I think this sort of device was used as a pilot teaching tool in WWII.

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