[Milsurplus] fact checking props on Mysteries at the Museum! Why Linki using a HP 200a or b?

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

Found a copy of it online at travelchannel.com.

Re fact checking:
1. Aircraft illustrated in early part of film were not from the era being discussed (pre WWII). Instruments illustrated during Army mail failures portion are much later combination instruments not available in the 1930s.
2. Bellows that Link is illustrated handling was a fireplace bellows, not at all like the ones used in the music industry & in the early Link Trainer.
3. "unexpected offer comes their way from...Edwin Link..."  The intial contacts with Air Corps representatives were instigated by "Casey" Jones who, thru his JVW Corp., had become Ed Link's sole marketing representative. Casey, owner & operator of a flying school that used Link's trainers, had personal relationships with many Air Corps brass as a result of his flying own history.
4. Not explained, but perhaps interesting, is that the Air Corps got into delivering airmail because of a scandal in airmail contract awarding. Without consulting either Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur or Chief of the Air Corps Major General Foulois, the Secretary of War had assured President Roosevelt that the Air Corps could deliver the airmail until the investigations were settled. In typical government fashion, he didn't know what he was talking about & made promises others would be bound to try to keep.


 Wayne

 WB4OGM

 

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We're working on Link Trainer restorations and studying up a Link history. Where did you see a show on Link??
 

 Wayne
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From: Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
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Subject: [Milsurplus] fact checking props on Mysteries at the Museum! Why Linki using a HP 200a or b?



  
I love this  Mysteries at the Museum show but  sometimes  some of the pros they use are a bit off!
 
FACT checking props on Mysteries at the Museum! Why is link using a 200 A or B HP audio Oscillator!  there he is at a work bench with this HP thing  and a set of bellows  allegedly 1929  era.
 
opps~~~
 
from history...

The Origin of the Link Trainer. Today in aviation history, on April 14, 1929, Edwin A. Linkfiled his patent application for his first Link Trainer, 
 
and  what of HP first product? the  200a and  the special one  for Disney?
 
1938
  
Work begins   
HP invents first product   
Oscillators for Walt Disney

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ok....  there we  go! just can't be near 1929.. now  I   am sure  some time  Link   Had or his people used    early HP stuff...
but not  in the  time  frame as presented in 29 or    neat  29.

Ed#  www.smecc.org 


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