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Rethink: Airbourne Simulator

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
146
Date Released
1974
Length of issue (in feet)
510
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rethink: Pedestrian Catcher
  2. 2Rethink: Fish Farming
  3. 3Rethink: Blood and Yoga
  4. 4Rethink: Airbourne Simulator

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Often being forced to rethink and see things in a different way can open up a vast avenue of approach to new ideas. This issue looks at recent developments in science which grew out of just this kind of rethink. After building elaborate ground based simulators for training pilots, we’ve realised there’s an essential element missing: the feel of being in the air. Now, following a rethink, the latest simulator is mounted in a light aircraft, but can make it behave like a freighter or a fighter.
Researcher Comments
Shows a Basset training aircraft fitted with an airborne simulator for training pilots in flight.
Keywords
Education and training; Aircraft; Science and technology; Computers and computing
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/146
Credits:
Cutter
Andrew Denny
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

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Notes
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