Editing Edwin Albert Link (section)

===Link Aeronautical Corporation===
He formed the [[Link Aviation Devices|Link Aeronautical Corporation]] in 1929 to manufacture the trainers.<ref name=HOF/> His few early customers were [[amusement park]]s, not flight training schools; the early models served as amusement rides.<ref name=HOF/> Finally, in 1934, the [[United States Army Air Corps]] bought six.<ref name=HOF/> During [[World War II]], more than half a million airmen were taught using the Link Trainer.<ref name=NAP>{{cite book |title=Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 2 (1984) |year=1984 |publisher=[[National Academy of Engineering]] |isbn=0-309-03482-5 |page=174 |url=http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=565&page=174  |access-date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2000 the Link Trainer was placed on the [[List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks]].