Air Trainers
Air Trainers Ltd. of Bicester Road, Aylesbury.
1949 Manufacturers of Link trainers - sole licensees for the British Empire
1949 Exhibited the most modern British version of the Link Trainer - a great advance on earlier models, the new apparatus incorporates complete aircraft and engine controls, an extensive range of flight instruments, including simulation of the gyro compass, and fully automatic operation of radio aids. The interest shown in this exhibit was considerable.[1]
1954 Air Trainers, Ltd. Sole licensees and manufacturers of the Link Trainer; manufacturers of synthetic training equipment. Directors: Air Cdre. C. E. Benson, C.B.E., D.S.O. (Chairman); A. T. Thorne, B.Sc., M.I.C.E., M.I.N.A. (Managing); M. R. Norman, O.B.E.; E. T. Tatham; H. W. Bowen, O.B.E., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.P.E.; R. Whatham (U.S.A.); H. E. Marking, M.C. Regd. Office: 24, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2. T: London Wall 5421. Head Office and Works: Aston Works, Southern Road, Aylesbury. (T.: Aylesbury 922-5). Works: Cubitts Works Bicester Road, Aylesbury.[2]
1959 Name changed to General Precision Systems
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Flight International 1949-09-15
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries