The following images and commentary are from my tour of the Flightsafety/Boing Regional Training Center on April 25th, 2000.
 

This is a fully restored Link Trainer that was restored by Boeing volunteers in 1994.  The plaque reads:
                           Instrument Flight Trainer
                            Manufactured by Link

               Also known as: "Pilot Maker" and "Blue Box"
     Used for flight training from the 1940's until the early 1960's.
                Restored by the Boeing Company in 1994
                                Dedicated To:
      Continuing Advances in Flight Simulation Technology
 


This is a shot of the Link Trainer cockpit.  As you can see, it's pretty sparse in there.
 


...and the expected exterior shot.
You can see from the image that all the controls are fully articulated.  I'm not exactly sure *why* since there is little or no training
value, but you have to admit, is is pretty neat.
You'll notice a little black circle at the bottom of the fuselage in line with the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer.  This is
marked "Wind Speed" and is graded from 0 to 160 MPH in increments of 10.  This may have been used to adjust the tension on the flight controls, but there wasn't anyone present that knew anything about it.
The simulator sits on a base that will allow it to rotate a full 360 degrees, or so it appears.  This may have been done to simplify the system design by allowing the use of a real compass, but again since there wasn't a "Link Expert" on hand, it will have to remain a
mystery until one of you readers points out the errors.

One detail you can't see here is that the entire "airframe" is covered in fabric.  They've done a wonderful job and it looks just like it
must have when brand new.  Kudos to Boeing for preserving a critical element in the early years of flight simulation.

 Continue the tour...