A driver-training apparatus including means for simulating various driving conditions, such as fixed objects in the path of the driver, passing situations, varying weather conditions, varying types of automobiles, and other conditions customarily encountered in day-by-day driving. There is a console for the student driver which includes the conventional brake, accelerator and steering wheel, as well as various meters for use by the student to determine his effectiveness in driving. There is a co...

A terrain model suitable for use with a viewing device to simulate terrain features of the real world with means for varying in a controlled manner the elevation of various portions of the model, thereby allowing the contour of the terrain to be changed quickly and easily. The changes are accomplished by movable actuators located beneath a deformable, elastic sheet. Means are also provided for maintaining permanent features, such as buildings, in the proper vertical relationship as the slope of ...

A simulator-display stand, including a control stick and linkage to simulate flight movement with a toy airplane. The linkage includes five elements, two of which includes integral living hinges for transmitting motion of the control stick to parallel motion of the airplane in an easily manipulated, inexpensive and exciting fashion.

On one side of a portable case are mounted aircraft instruments, a control wheel and a throttle to simulate the instrument panel and controls of an airplane. The control wheel and throttle are movable and interconnected by compound lever mechanism which is connected to actuate the tachometer, the airspeed indicator, the artificial horizon elevationally, the rate-of-climb indicator and the altimeter. The control wheel is connected independently of the compound lever to actuate the turn indicator,...

In a game machine wherein the image of a road and the images of motor vehicles running on said road can be formed on a screen, there are provided at least one rotatable disc and at least one rotatable ring. The disc and the ring are so arranged that they form an annular space therebetween. Motor vehicle models carried by the disc and/or the ring are disposed in the annular space. A linkage connects a player operated accelerator pedal to an oscillating drive assembly to tilt the disc-ring assembl...

A landing and departure system for aircraft, of particular utility in making blind landings at an airport. The system incorporates a closed circuit video system which provides a video display in an aircraft of a detailed model or mockup of the airport for use by the pilot in making the blind landing. In the system, the video camera and model mockup of the airport are moved relative to each other so that the line of sight view of the model airport, as seen by the camera, is the same as the line o...

A model aircraft adapted to fly about a pylon to which it is tethered is powered and controlled by rotary movement of power and control wires between the pylon and aircraft. The aircraft incorporates a compensating linkage between the control wire and movable control surface of the aircraft.

There is disclosed herein apparatus enabling an externally positioned operator to peer forwardly toward a light transmissive mirror located within and generally sub-dividing an upright hollow housing into a pair of internal chambers, a miniature vehicle in a first chamber is adapted to travel in annular paths of remotely controlled selectable radii through a first chamber environment which is an inverse mirror-image superimposition by said mirror of a diorama located in the housing second chambe...

Apparatus providing a visual reference to assist in training a student operating a fixed-base aviation trainer in performing runway approaches and landings. The apparatus comprises a plurality of members movable to form cooperatively a two dimensional figure and means for projecting an outline of the figure on a vertically disposed display surface for viewing by the student. The visible outline conforms to a two dimensional projection on a vertical plane of the apparent shape of a runway as seen...

An aviation training aid to facilitate the learning of instrument flying techniques. The device simulates problems encountered in flight when navigating by reference to a nondirectional beacon (NDB) and flying an NDB instrument landing approach. The device includes a model airplane with two functional instruments: an automatic direction finder relative bearing indicator and a compass. The model airplane is manually moved on a special table which has an inclined top and a permanent magnet conceal...