Binghamton fun facts part 6!!!

During the Depression era, a Binghamton resident by the name of Edwin A. Link developed a flight simulator. Since the creation of flight simulation, Link Aviation and its successor companies have been the world leaders in training pilots. Before Link's death in 1981, he obtained more than 27 patents for aeronautics, navigation and oceanographic equipment. The field on which Greater Binghamton Airport lies is named after Link.