[Milsurplus] fact checking props on Mysteries at the Museum! Why Linki us...

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ok yea  I  knew the  fire place bellows  were  bogus  you  aer  right!  as  
well but   I  dwelled on the HP  issue!
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/13/2016 10:19:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,  
hwhall at compuserve.com writes:

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



-----Original  Message-----
From: hwhall <hwhall at compuserve.com>
To: COURYHOUSE  <COURYHOUSE at aol.com>; milsurplus  
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, Oct 13, 2016 10:36  pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] fact checking props on Mysteries at the  Museum! 
Why Linki using a HP 200a or b?


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


Wayne
WB4OGM



-----Original  Message-----
From: Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via Milsurplus 
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
To:  milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent:  Thu, Oct 13, 2016 9:49 pm
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
======================================================



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#   (http://www.smecc.org/) _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org/)   





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