First Flights with Neil Armstrong (32/39) : Flying Blind

For educational purposes<br /><br />In the early days of flying, instrumentation was crude, a weighted silk stocking tied to a strut could help the pilot gauge his airspeed. <br /><br />Wartime challenged pilots to learn the techniques of blind flying. <br /><br />Today, pilots use orbiting satellites to pinpoint their position, and complex autopilots enable an aircraft to fly itself.<br /><br />Featured Aircraft: <br />- Supermarine Spitfire<br />- Boeing 747-400<br />- "Link Trainer" - first flight simulator