Gray and red model vehicle mounted on circular acrylic covered photo of the moon. Detaches into two parts. Lunar landing training vehicle. This trainer had jet engines driven by a computer to provide flight response similar to 1/6 gravity of the Moon. This was the most valuable trainer for finding how to actually land on the Moon, but was also the most dangerous.
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The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle was a most valuable trainer for astronauts in landing on the Moon. A gimballed jet engine driven by a computer was utilized to provide flight response similar to the 1/6 gravity field of the Moon. Every lunar astronaut who landed on the Moon rated the LLTV most valuable of the trainers for the actual landing and maneuvering to the Moon. It was also the most dangerous, as two pilots, including Neil Armstrong, had to eject during training and parachute the ground.
