History of flight simulator :

Because the flights are real dangerous for pilots without prior training, since the earliest days of aviation, various schemes were used so that pilots could feel the sensation of flying without being actually airborne. For example, "Sander Teacher" was a complete airplane mounted on a universal joint that was oriented with the wind able to rotate and tilt freely. Another flight simulator of the early days was developed in 1910 from a barrel mounted on a frame. A good number of electromechanical devices were tested during the First World War and beyond. The best known is the "Link Trainer", which in 1930 only simulated mechanical movements, although he was subsequently included control instruments (plane) and was used by some countries during World War II and beyond. The "Celestial Navigation Trainer" 1941 was an enormous structure of 13.7 meters capable of accommodating in its interior a crew of a bomber whole to learn how to fly mission’s night. In 1940 analog computers were used to solve the equations of flight, giving rise to the first computer simulation. In 1948, Curtiss -Wright developed a simulator for the Pan American Stratocruiser, the first full flight simulator used by an airline. Although there was no movement or simulated external view, the entire cabin and their instruments were functioning so that the crew found it very effective. Since then the movement arrived and systems were installed in the late 50. The earliest systems "full motion" used to simulate the ground using a model of ground and making raise a camera with him on the same position in which it is assumed that the aircraft should be. The resulting images were projected on a television. Of course the simulated area was very small and is usually confined to the vicinity of the airport. A similar system using the military to simulate bombing. The use of digital computers to simulate flight started in the 60's. In 1954 General Precision Inc... Subsequently part of Singer Corporation, developed a motion simulator with a cabin which contained within a metal frame. This simulator provides 3 degrees of pitching, balancing and warping, but in 1964 and improved versions appeared more compact that increased to 10 degrees. In 1969 airline simulators were developed with hydraulic actuators controlling each axis of movement. The simulators began to be built with six axes of movement (pitching, balancing and warping to the angular movements and movements horizontal, vertical and lateral). Since 1977, simulators airline began to adopt the new booths where computers were installed in the interior thereof. From this moment the greatest advances were made in display technologies. In 1972 Singer developed a lens polychrome using a mirror ball that projected views from outside the cabin. This substantially improved the sensation of flight. However only offered a field of view of 28 degrees. In 1976 introduced the pictures focused. Towards the 80 images projected high definition became the standard simulators airline