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First Flights with Neil Armstrong (32/39) : Flying Blind

2026-04-10 15 Dailymotion

For educational purposes

In the early days of flying, instrumentation was crude, a weighted silk stocking tied to a strut could help the pilot gauge his airspeed.

Wartime challenged pilots to learn the techniques of blind flying.

Today, pilots use orbiting satellites to pinpoint their position, and complex autopilots enable an aircraft to fly itself.

Featured Aircraft:
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Boeing 747-400
- "Link Trainer" - first flight simulator