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TechStuff Tidbits: The First Flight Simulator

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The Blue Box Simulator

The simulator was actually controlled by the controller stick inside the simulator as you move the controller stick it would allow valves to open and close. The response wasn't immediate because this is all air powered but it would reflect whatever the pilot was doing inside the cockpit so it did simulate just at a slightly slower response time. In order to be able to see these instruments that are meant to be your guide when you're flying Eddie decided to have everything painted with radium so radium saluminescent it glows in the dark but it's also radioactive and being exposed to radium for prolonged periods could lead to a higher risk of bad health outcomes over time.

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